Population and development
1978, 1st edition. London : F. Cass. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #391028
ISBN: 0714631027
Physical description: 210 pages ; 24 cm. Notes: This collection of essays first appeared in a Special Issue on Population and Development of the Journal of Development Studies, volume 14, no. 4.
Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Interaction of fertility and the size distribution of income / Robert Repetto -- Fertility, mortality and income changes over the long run : some simulation experiments / T.P. Dyson, C.L.G. Bell and R.H. Cassen -- Population and development : outlines for a structuralist approach / Geoffrey McNicoll -- Modes of reproduction / Alan Macfarlane -- Parenthood, marriage and fertility in West Africa / Meyer Fortes -- Family size preferences of spouses in rural eastern Nigeria / Alfred O. Ukaegbu -- Production relations and population : Ramdaua / Vinod K. Jairath -- Production relations and population : Rampur / Monica Das Gupta -- Economic change, social differentiation and fertility : Aluthgama / W.M. Tilakaratne -- On social norms and fertility decline / Nigel R. Crook. Subjects: Fertility, Human; Population; Mortality; Income; Reproduction; Family Size; Marriage; Fertility Decline; Economic Growth; Population Development geography; Developing countries Population; Underdeveloped areas Population.
Price: €30.00