Population and Poverty in the Developing World

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• List of Contributors vii
• List of Figures viii
• List of Tables ix
• 1: Introduction 1
• 2: Poverty and the 'Population Problem' 9
• Conclusion 24
• 3: Population and Poverty How Do They Interact? 25
• Conclusion 48
• 4: Coping with Poverty the Biological Impact of Nutrition Insecurity 49
• Conclusions 60
• 5: Famine, Demography, and Endemic Poverty 61
• Introduction 61
• Conclusion 82
• 6: Household Structure and Poverty: What Are the Connections? 84
• Introduction 84
• 7: High Fertility and Short Birth Spacing: The Poverty Consequences of Family-Building Patterns 103
• Introduction 103
• Conclusion 118
• 8: The Social Implications of Adolescent Fertility 120
• Introduction 120
• 9: Poverty and Aids the Vicious Circle 144
• Introduction 144
• Conclusion 160
• 10: Household Labour Allocation and Mobility in Times of Crisis 161
• Introduction 161
• Conclusion 187
• 11: Rapid Urbanization and the Urban Environment 189
• Introduction 189
• Some Conclusions 215
• 12: The Transition's Population Crisis: Nuptiality, Fertility, and Mortality Changes in Severely Distressed Economies 217
• Introduction 217
• References 251
• Index 295

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