The Impact of Population Growth on Well-being in Developing Countries /
This book evaluates the evidence on the impacts of population growth on well-being in developing countries and concludes that slowing population growth from high current levels, especially in poor, agrarian societies facing pressure on land and resources, is advantageous to economic development, hea...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1996.
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| Series: | Population economics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Contents: Editors' Introduction
- Toward a Cure for the Myopia and Tunnel Vision of the Population Debate: A Dose of Historical Perspective
- Fertility and Maternal and Child Health
- The Consequences of Rapid Population Growth on Human Resource Development: The Case of Education
- Population Growth, Environmental Change and Technical Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Growth in Agricultural Production
- Population, Housing, and the Economy
- Population Growth and Poverty
- An Inquiry into Population, Resources and Environment
- Evaluating the Impact of Family Planning Programmes
- Population Programmes and Human Rights.