Population growth and reproduction in sub-Saharan Africa : technical analysis of fertility and its consequences /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
1990
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| Series: | World Bank symposium
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/387751468768304209/pdf/multi0page.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Pt. 1. The demographic situation: 1. Population conditions in mainland Sub-Saharan Africa / Althea Hill
- Pt. 2. Economic consequences of rapid population growth: 2. Population growth and agricultural productivity / Teresa J. Ho
- 3. Population growth, wood fuels, and resource problems / Douglas F. Barnes
- 4. Absorbing a rapidly growing labor force / Stein Hansen
- 5. Accommodating urban growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / Mark R. Montgomery and Edward K. Brown
- Pt. 3. Household and individual consequences of reproductive patterns: 6. Effects of fertility change on maternal and child survival / DeborahMaine, Regina McNamara, Joe Wray, Abdul-Aziz Farah, and Marilyn Wallace
- 7. Effects of timing of marriage on reproductive health / George T. F. Acsadi and Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi
- 8. Socioeconomic consequences of high fertility for the family / Virginia DeLancey
- Pt. 4. The context and causes of high fertility: 9. The proximate determinants of fertility / John Boongaarts, Odile Frank, and Ron Lesthaeghe
- 10. Socioeconomic differentials in fertility and their explanation / Susan H. Cochrane and Samir Farid
- 11. Demand for children and childspacing / George T. F. Acsadi and Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi
- 12. The demand for fertility control / Odile Frank
- 13. Cultural forces tending to sustain high fertility / John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell
- Pt. 5. Programs to reduce fertility: 14. The development of population and family planning policies / Susan H. Cochrane, Fred T. Sai, and Janet Nassim
- 15. Family planning pilot projects / John A. Ross
- Contributors.