Population and Development - The Search for Selective Interventions

Zusatztext 'Although many of the papers contain original empirical work! the book also serves a well-integrated and comprehensive survey of the various aspects of population and development that were singled out for attention.'Journal of Economic Literature Informationen zum Autor Ridker, Ronald G. Klappentext First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung "Population and Development: The Search for Selective Interventions". Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, 1. PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION POLICY AND RESEARCH, 2. INCOME, WEALTH, AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION AS POLICY TOOLS IN FERTILITY CONTROL, 3. DIRECT ECONOMIC COSTS AND VALUE OF CHILDREN, 4. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF CHILDREN IN PEASANT AGRICULTURE, 5. EDUCATION AND HUMAN FERTILITY: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES,6. POPULATION GROWTH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, 7. THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH ON FERTILITY: HYPOTHESES, EVIDENCE, AND INTERVENTIONS, 8. INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORTALITY AND FERTILITY, 9. THE ROLES OF RURAL WOMEN: FEMALE SECLUSION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTION, AND REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE, 10. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND FAMILY SIZE, 11. MASS MEDIA AND MODERN CONSUMER GOODS: THEIR SUITABILITY FOR POLICY INTERVENTIONS TO DECREASE FERTILITY, 12. RESIDENTIAL LOCATION AND FERTILITY, References, Conference Participants

Product details

• Authors: Ronald G. Ridker, Ridker Ronald G.
• Assisted by: Ronald G. Ridker (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2011
• EAN: 9781617260469
• ISBN: 978-1-61726-046-9
• No. of pages: 494
• Series: Rff Library Collection: Global; RFF Global Environment and Development Set; RFF Global Environment and Development Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Development Studies