Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
Author: The Demographic Dividend
Author: David BloomPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833033735
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more than size or growth per se, affects economic development, and that reducing high fertility can create opportunities for economic growth if the right kinds of educational, health, and labor-market policies are in place. The report also examines specific regions of the world and how their differing policy environments have affected the relationship between population change and economic development.
UNDOC, Current Index
Author: Population and Health Transitions
Author: Kevin G. KinsellaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demographic transition
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Research Notes
Author: APAIS 1991: Australian public affairs information service
Author: Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Disaster and Human History
Author: Benjamin ReillyPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476646899
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Human history is periodically punctuated by natural disasters, from Vesuvius' eruption to the modern-day Covid-19 pandemic. Volcanoes have buried entire cities, earthquakes have reduced structures to smoldering ruins. Floods and cyclones have wreaked havoc on river valleys and coastlines, and desertification and climate change have weakened society's underpinnings. Death tolls are often escalated by starvation and illness, which frequently occur in tandem. This second edition assesses natural disasters on human society and the effect of strategies developed to reduce their impact. This book addresses the interconnectivity of disaster and human responsibility through 23 updated case studies, including a new chapter on the 2011 TÅhoku tsunami and the ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific
Author: Stephanie LawsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521496381
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Much literature on non-Western traditions celebrates the renaissance of indigenous cultures. Others have been more critical of this renaissance, especially with respect to its political implications. This study analyses the assertion of 'tradition' by indigenous elites, looking especially at the way it is used to differentiate 'the West' from the 'non-West'. This is important to contemporary discussion about the validity of democracy outside the West and problems concerning universalism and relativism. The discussion of Fiji focuses on constitutional development and the traditionalist emphasis on chiefly legitimacy. The rise of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Tonga is considered against the background of a conservative political order that has so far resisted pressure for reform. The move to universal suffrage in Western Samoa is seen not as a rejection of traditional ways in favour of democratic norms, but as a means of preserving important aspects of traditional culture.
Levels and Trends of Contraceptive Use as Assessed in 1998
Author: United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population DivisionPublisher: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
ISBN: 9789211513486
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 994
Book Description
This report covers 142 countries, representing 92 per cent of the world population. It examines the prevalence of contraceptive use at national, regional and global levels. Trends in contraceptive use from the 1970s are analysed for 86 countries. Specific methods of contraception are also examined: female sterilization accounts for a third, IUD for 22 per cent, and the oral pill 14 per cent. The report also includes estimates of the growth in contraceptive practice required if fertility is to decline in line with the UN population projections in "World population prospects: the 1998 revision" (1999, ISBN 9211513332)