Population and development : the demographic transition / / Tim Dyson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459410103321
• Autore: Dyson Tim
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2013; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-84813-913-6; 1-282-90339-X; 9786612903397; 1-84813-912-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.6
• Soggetti: Population - Economic aspects; Population - Economic aspects - History; Economic development - Social aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the author; Figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Preface; Glossary; PART ONE: Introduction; 1 | Introduction; 2 | The demographic transition - origins, processes, effects; The transition and its major processes; 2.1 The role of the demographic transition in world development - key relationships; Figure 2.1 The role of the demographic transition in world development-key relationships; 2.2 The demographic transition - vital rates in Sweden and Sri Lanka; Figure 2.2 The demographic transition-vital rates in Sweden and Sri Lanka; 2.3 Population ageing - the changing age distributions of Sweden and Sri LankaFigure 2.3 Population ageing-the changing age distributions of Sweden and Sri Lanka; 2.4 The rate of natural increase as a determinant of urban growth, fifty-six countries, 1995-2005; Figure 2.4 The rate of natural increase as a determinant of urban growth, fifty-six countries, 1995-2005; The effects of the transition; Discussion; 3 | World population and the transition; Past growth of the ; world's population; 3.1 World population and urban growth over two millennia - the recent influence of the demographic transitionFigure 3.1 World population and urban growth over two millennia-the recent influence of the demographic transition; 3.1 Summary of world population estimates, 1800-2010; Table 3.1 Summary of world population estimates, 1800-2010; 3.2 Population growth rates for the world and its more and less developed regions since the eighteenth century; Figure 3.2 Population growth rates for the world and its more and less developed regions since the eighteenth century; 3.3 Crude death and birth rates for the world's more and less developed regions, 1950-2010Figure 3.3 Crude death and birth rates for the world's more and less developed regions, 1950-2010; 3.2 Demographic estimates for the world's regions around the year 2010, with projections to 2050; Table 3.2 Demographic estimates for the world's regions around the year 2010, with projections to 2050; Contemporary demographic variation; 3.4 Percentage age distributions, and associated demographic estimates, selected countries around 2010; Figure 3.4 Percentage age distributions, and associated demographic estimates, selected countries around 2010Future demographic change; 3.3 World population projections to 2050; Table 3.3 World population projections to 2050; 3.5 Estimates and projections for the world of total fertility, the number of women of reproductive age, and the number of births, 1950-2050; Figure 3.5 Estimates and projections for the world of total fertility ,the number of women of reproductive age, and the number of births, 1950-2050; 3.6 Population size and age distribution, Russia and Nigeria -estimates and projections for 1950, 2000 and 2050
• Sommario/riassunto: Population and Development offers an expert guide on the demographic transition, from its origins in Enlightenment Europe through to the rest of the world. Tim Dyson examines how, while the phenomenon continues to cause unsustainable population growth with serious economic and environmental implications, its processes have underlain previous periods of sustained economic growth, helped to liberate women from the domestic domain, and contributed greatly to the rise of modern democracy.