Population and Poverty in the Developing World

by Massimo Livi-Bacci (Editor), Gustavo De Santis (Editor)

Overview

This volume concentrates on all aspects of the population and poverty problem: what poverty is, what effects poverty has, what creates poverty, and what can be done to eradicate it. By collecting together papers from a variety of disciplines, and by combining detailed empirical study with the necessary theoretical frameworks, the editors are able to clearly identify the most important themes and potential solutions to a problem that the world cannot afford to ignore.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198293002
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/10/1999
Series:	International Studies in Demography
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Florence

University of Messina

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Massimo Livi-Bacci and Gustavo De Santis2. Poverty and the ‘Population Problem', Sudhir Anand and Jonathan Morduch3. Population and Poverty: How do they Interact?, Michael Lipton4. Coping with Poverty: The Biological Impact of Nutririon Insecurity, A. Ferro-Luzzi and F. Branca5. Famine, Demography, and Endemic Poverty, S. R. Osmani6. Household Structure and Poverty: What are the Connections?, Cynthia B. Lloyd7. High Fertility and Short Birth Spacing: The Poverty Consequences of Family-building Patterns, Patricia H. David8. The Social Implications of Adolescent Fertility, Anastasia J. Gage9. Poverty and AIDS: The Vicious Circle, Alaka Malwade Basu10. Household Labour Allocation and Mobility in Times of Crisis, René Wéry with Christine Oppong11. Rapid Urbanization and the Urban Environment, David Satterthwaite12. The Transition's Population Crisis: Nuptiality, Fertility, and Mortality Changes in Severely Distressed Economies, Giovanni Andrea Cornia and Renato PanicciàReferencesIndex