Population Growth and Economic Development : Policy Questions.

This report addresses 9 often debated questions centered on the relationships between population growth and economic development. Specifically, it is asked whether slower population growth will: 1) increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of exhaustibl...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1986.
Temas:
Economics.
Politics, Practical.
Demography.
Population.
Social planning.
Social sciences.
International cooperation.
Sociology.
Medical care.
Public health.
Social control.
Economics
Public Policy
Politics
Population Dynamics
Developing Countries
Demography
Population Growth
Socioeconomic Factors
Population
Social Planning
Population Characteristics
Social Control Policies
Epidemiologic Measurements
Social Sciences
International Cooperation
Sociology
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Internationality
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Delivery of Health Care
Policy
Public Health
Social Control, Formal
Environment and Public Health
Patient Care
Économie politique.
Politique.
Démographie.
Population > Accroissement.
Planification sociale.
Sciences sociales.
Coopération internationale.
Sociologie.
Prestation de soins.
Santé publique.
Contrôle social.
Soins médicaux.
economics.
politics.
demography.
population growth.
population.
social sciences.
sociology.
public health.
Social sciences
Social planning
Social control
Public health
Politics, Practical
Medical care
International cooperation
Economic history
Economic policy
Developing countries > Economic conditions.
Developing countries > Economic policy.
Developing countries > Population.
Developing countries
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  • Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • BACKGROUND
  • FOCUS ON FERTILITY DECLINE AND ECONOMIC WELFARE
  • UNDERSTANDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FERTILITY DECLINE
  • 1 Will Slower Population Growth Increase the Growth Rate of Per Capita Income through Increasing ...
  • MARKETS AND NATURAL RESOURCE PRICES
  • POPULATION AND EXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCES
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 2 Will Slower Population Growth Increase the Growth Rate of Per Capita Income through Increasing ...
  • DIMINISHING RETURNS TO LABOR IN AGRICULTUREHistorical Responses to Diminishing Returns
  • Future Prospects for Agricultural Intensification
  • DEGRADATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
  • FORESTS AND FISHERIES
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 3 Will Slower Population Growth Alleviate Pollution and the Degradation of the Natural Environment?
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 4 Will Slower Population Growth Lead to More Capital per Worker, thereby Increasing per Worker Output ...
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 5 Do Lower Population Densities Lead to Lower Per Capita Incomes via a Reduced Stimulus to Technological ... MANUFACTURING
  • AGRICULTURE
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 6 Will Slower Population Growth Increase Per Capita Levels of Schooling and Health?
  • HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • FAMILY SIZE AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION
  • POPULATION GROWTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 7 Will Slower Population Growth Decrease the Degree of Inequality in the Distribution of Income?
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 8 Will Slower Population Growth Facilitate the Absorption of Workers into the Modern Economic Sector ... THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CITIES
  • POPULATION GROWTH, CITY GROWTH, AND URBANIZATION
  • URBANIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND LABOR MARKETS
  • THE EFFECT ON LABOR ABSORPTION OF DISTORTIONS IN OTHER MARKETS
  • URBAN GROWTH, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC SERVICES
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 9 Can a Couple's Fertility Behavior Impose Costs on Society at Large?
  • COMMON-PROPERTY RESOURCES AND PUBLICLY SUBSIDIZED GOODS AND SERVICES
  • WAGES AND RENTSINTRAFAMILY EXTERNALITIES
  • POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF POPULATION EXTERNALITIES
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • Conclusion
  • EFFECTS OF SLOWER POPULATION GROWTH ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • Slower Population Growth and Exhaustible Resources
  • Slower Population Growth and Renewable Resources
  • Slower Population Growth, Health, and Education
  • Slower Population Growth and Income
  • Slower Population Growth and Cities
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS
  • SUMMARY
  • POLICY IMPLICATIONS: THE ROLE OF FAMILY PLANNING
  • References
  • Index

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