The Continuing Demographic TransitionG. W. Jones, R. M. Douglas, J. C. Caldwell, R. M. D'Souza From the perspective of human society, one of the most significant occurrences of the twentieth century has been the demographic transition —- the movement from tragic and wastefully high death and birth rates to low rates in many countries. Many other countries, however, are still at only the early or intermediate stages of this process. In these countries, means need to be found to accelerate the transition. This book brings new evidence to bear on aspects of the demographic trasition, with contributions from leading demographers, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians. The book ranges widely over the history and current experience of both developed and developing countries, with particular emphasis on Asia and Africa. The new field of anthropological demography is strongly represented, with contributions challenging much conventional wisdom. |
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... Health in Australia , the Ford Foundation , the Inter- national Union of Scientific Study of Population , the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National Univer- sity , the Overseas Development ...
... Health in Australia , the Ford Foundation , the Inter- national Union of Scientific Study of Population , the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National Univer- sity , the Overseas Development ...
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... TRANSITION 13 1. What Do We Now Know about Fertility Transition ? John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell 15 PART II RECENT INSIGHTS INTO DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION 2. The First Health Transition in Australia , 1880–1910 F. B. Smith 3. The Demise ...
... TRANSITION 13 1. What Do We Now Know about Fertility Transition ? John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell 15 PART II RECENT INSIGHTS INTO DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION 2. The First Health Transition in Australia , 1880–1910 F. B. Smith 3. The Demise ...
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... Health Treatment Behaviour in Sri Lanka 332 Indrani Pieris PART IV THE PLACE OF POLICY IN THE EXPLANATION OF RECENT FERTILITY DECLINES 363 16. The Governance of Fertility Transition : Reflections on the Asian Experience 365 Geoffrey ...
... Health Treatment Behaviour in Sri Lanka 332 Indrani Pieris PART IV THE PLACE OF POLICY IN THE EXPLANATION OF RECENT FERTILITY DECLINES 363 16. The Governance of Fertility Transition : Reflections on the Asian Experience 365 Geoffrey ...
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... Health Transition Centre , National Centre for Epidemiology and Popu- lation Health , Australian National University , Canberra , ACT 0200 , Australia . Pat Caldwell is an anthropological demographer and a Centre Visitor at the National ...
... Health Transition Centre , National Centre for Epidemiology and Popu- lation Health , Australian National University , Canberra , ACT 0200 , Australia . Pat Caldwell is an anthropological demographer and a Centre Visitor at the National ...
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... transition . Demographic transition , for all the controversy that continues to surround it ( Szreter 1993 ) , is the ... health and reproductive behaviour are now classics of twentieth - century scholarship . The present volume arose ...
... transition . Demographic transition , for all the controversy that continues to surround it ( Szreter 1993 ) , is the ... health and reproductive behaviour are now classics of twentieth - century scholarship . The present volume arose ...
Contents
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The Demise of Universal Marriage in East | 51 |
An Analysis of ParityDependent Fertility Falls | 80 |
The Implausible Endpoint | 94 |
Intergenerational Wealth Flows and the Elderly in Indonesia | 111 |
THE PLACE OF CULTURE IN | 135 |
What Do We Know? | 158 |
Contraception and Religiosity in Bangladesh | 268 |
The Rise of Dowry in Bangladesh | 290 |
A Reorganization of | 307 |
Health Treatment Behaviour in Sri Lanka | 332 |
THE PLACE OF POLICY IN | 363 |
Transitions in Indonesia | 383 |
The Role of Family Planning Programmes in Contemporary | 422 |
Index | 445 |
Orderly Theories Disorderly Women | 213 |
Numerators and Denominators in the Study of High | 246 |
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