Author: Publisher:
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Category : Birth control
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Turkish Demographic and Health Survey 1993
Author: Turkish Demographic and Health Survey, 1998
Author: The World Bank in Turkey, 1993-2004
Author: Basil KavalskyPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821365746
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This book examines the objectives set by the World Bank for its operations in Turkey in the period 1993-2004 and the extent to which those objectives were met.
Understanding Women's Empowerment
Author: Sunita KishorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Control (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"This report examines the distribution and correlates of two different dimensions of the empowerment of currently married women age 15-49 in 23 developing countries"-- P. xv.
Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Sexual and reproductive health
Author: Majid EzzatiPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241580313
Category : CD-ROMs
Languages : en
Pages : 2282
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific evidence on prevalence and the resulting health effects of a range of exposures that are know to be hazardous to human health, including childhood and maternal undernutrition, nutritional and physiological risk factors for adult health, addictive substances, sexual and reproductive health risks, and risks in the physical environments of households and communities, as well as among workers. This book is the culmination of over four years of scientific equiry and data collection, know as the comparative risk assessment (CRA) project.
Measuring Poverty
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309051282
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Each year's poverty figures are anxiously awaited by policymakers, analysts, and the media. Yet questions are increasing about the 30-year-old measure as social and economic conditions change. In Measuring Poverty a distinguished panel provides policymakers with an up-to-date evaluation of: Concepts and procedures for deriving the poverty threshold, including adjustments for different family circumstances. Definitions of family resources. Procedures for annual updates of poverty measures. The volume explores specific issues underlying the poverty measure, analyzes the likely effects of any changes on poverty rates, and discusses the impact on eligibility for public benefits. In supporting its recommendations the panel provides insightful recognition of the political and social dimensions of this key economic indicator. Measuring Poverty will be important to government officials, policy analysts, statisticians, economists, researchers, and others involved in virtually all poverty and social welfare issues.
Human Capital
Author: Ismail Abdel-Hamid SirageldinPublisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774247118
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Covers issues of demography and development in the Middle East, the capital value of rising populations, the workings of the labor market, and the impact of migration and urbanization on the region.
Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries
Author: Hans GrothPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642278809
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The book discusses the demographic changes in Muslim countries. It thereby focuses on topics such as the demographic dividend and the demographic transition, labour market challenges, health care, universal education and gender issues. These challenges are addressed at a country level and include policy implications for the large majority of the Muslim countries covered in this book. Moreover, political consequences for Europe with respect to the integration of Muslims are presented to the reader.
The Population of Turkey, 1923-1994
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Category : Population forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The Global Burden of Disease
Author: Christopher J. L. MurrayPublisher: Harvard School of Public Health, Frangois-Xavier Bagnoud Cen
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) provides systematic epidemiological estimates for an unprecedented 150 major health conditions. The GBD provides indispensable global and regional data for health planning, research, and education.