World Population Trends and Their Impact on Economic Development

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Figures ix
• Tables xi
• Preface xiii
• 1 - Population Trends and Economic Development: Introduction 1
• References 7
• Part One - Population Growth and Economic Development 11
• 2 - Determinants and Consequences of Population Theories 13
• References 23
• 3 - Population Growth versus Economic Growth (?) 25
• Conclusion 37
• References 42
• 4 - Population Growth, Aggregate Saving, and Economic Development 45
• References 57
• 5 - Population Growth and Human Carrying Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa 59
• Conclusion 74
• References 75
• Part Two - Migration, Population Growth, and Economic Development 77
• 6 - Internal Migration, Urbanization, and Economic Development 79
• References 92
• 7 - National Urban Policies and the Costs and Benefits of Urbanization 95
• References 105
• 8 - Population Growth and International Migration 107
• References 122
• 9 - Guest Worker Emigration and Remittances 125
• Conclusion 136
• References 137
• 10 - International Labor Migration and Development 139
• Conclusion 157
• NOTES 158
• References 159
• Part Three - Population Size and Growth, Technical Change, Status of Women, and International Responsibility 163
• 11 - Population Density and Farming Systems: The Changing Locus of Innovations and Technical Change 165
• NOTES 184
• 12 - Development and the Status of Women: Indicators and Measures Mary G. Powers 187
• Conclusion 197
• NOTES 197
• References 197
• 13 - The Economic and Social Performance of Small Nations 199
• Conclusion 208
• APPENDIX 208
• APPENDIX 210
• References 210
• 14 - Values, Population, and International Responsibility 211
• References 223
• Author Index 225
• Subject Index 231
• About the Editor and Contributors 235

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