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Klappentext The papers in this volume address the influence of economic fluctuations upon mortality, fertility, and labor markets in the Latin America of the 1980s. Contributors attempt to distinguish short-term effects from long-term ones. Broader policy-related and institutional factors affecting the continent as a whole are examined alongside the demographic consequences of economic changes in individual countries. Zusammenfassung This volume focuses on the impact of economic fluctuations on mortality, fertility and labour markets in Latin America during the 1980s. Long- and short-term influences and effects are highlighted, and broader factors affecting the continent as a whole are examined. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Reynaldo Bajraj, Jorge Bravo, and Georges Tapinos: Economic Adjustment and Demographic Responese in Latin America: An Overview 2: Andrew Mason: The Response of Fertility and Mortality to Economic Crisis and Structural Adjustment Policy during the 1980s: A Review 3: Philip Musgrove: Economic Crisis and Health Policy Response 4: Jere Behrman: The Effect of Structural Adjustment on Food Policy and Nutrition 5: Alberto Palloni and Kenneth Hill: The Effects of Economic Changes on Mortality by Age and Cause: Latin America, 1950-90 6: José Antonio Ortega-Osona and David Reher: Short-term Economic Fluctuations and Demographic Behaviour 7: Jorge Bravo: Demographic Consequences of Economic Adjustment in Chile 8: Eduardo Rios-Neto and José Alberto Magno de Carvalho: The Demographic Consequences of Structural Adjustment: The Case of Brazil 9: David Lam and Deborah Levison: Structural Adjustment and Family Labour Supply in Latin America 10: Brigida García and Orlandina de Oliveira: Economic Recession and Changing Determinants of Women's Work
