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The global family planning revolution : : three decades of population policies and programs / / Warren C. Robinson and John A. Ross, editors
The global family planning revolution : : three decades of population policies and programs / / Warren C. Robinson and John A. Ross, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007
Descrizione fisica xviii, 470 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
Disciplina 363.909172/4
Altri autori (Persone) RobinsonWarren C. <1928->
RossJohn A. <1934->
Soggetto topico Population policy
Birth control - Developing countries
Contraception - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Population
ISBN 1-280-94051-4
9786610940516
0-8213-6952-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; FOREWORD: THE FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM REVOLUTION IN PERSPECTIVE; PREFACE; ABOUT THE EDITORS AND AUTHORS; 1. Overview and Perspective; Part I. Middle East and North Africa; 2. The Evolution of Population Policies and Programs in the Arab Republic of Egypt; 3. Family Planning in Iran, 1960-79; 4. Tunisia: The Debut of Family Planning; 5. Morocco: First Steps in Family Planning; Part II. Europe and Central Asia; 6. Emergence of the Family Planning Program in Turkey; Part III. Latin America and the Caribbean; 7. Family Planning in Chile: A Tale of the Unexpected
8. Against the Odds: Colombia's Role in the Family Planning Revolution 9. Guatemala: The Pioneering Days of the Family Planning Movement; 10. Family Planning and the World Bank in Jamaica; Part IV. East Asia and the Pacific; 11. The Korean Breakthrough; 12. Hong Kong: Evolution of the Family Planning Program; 13. Singapore: Population Policies and Programs; 14. The Emergence of Thailand's National Family Planning Program; 15. Formative Years of Family Planning in Indonesia; 16. The Family Planning Program in Peninsular Malaysia
17. Development of the Philippines' Family Planning Program: The Early Years, 1967-80 Part V. South Asia; 18. Emergence of the Indian National Family Planning Program; 19. Family Planning Programs and Policies in Bangladesh and Pakistan; 20. Early Family Planning Efforts in Sri Lanka; 21. Emergence and Development of Nepal's Family Planning Program; Part VI. Sub-Saharan Africa; 22. Family Planning in Ghana; 23. Family Planning in Kenya in the 1960's and 1970's; Part VII. Conclusions and Lessons for the Future; 24. Family Planning: The Quiet Revolution
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817544303321
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007
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The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (42 p.)
Altri autori (Persone) ReedHolly
BriereRona
CasterlineJohn B
Soggetto topico Communication in family planning - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-08376-7
9786612083761
0-309-51888-1
0-585-05761-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries""; ""DIFFUSION IN THE POPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING CONTEXT""; ""DIFFUSION EFFECTS""; ""CHANNELS OF DIFFUSION""; ""DIFFUSION VERSUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE AS EXPLANATIONS OF FERTILITY TRANSITIONS""; ""References""; ""Appendix Workshop Papers""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455918803321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
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The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (42 p.)
Altri autori (Persone) ReedHolly
BriereRona
CasterlineJohn B
Soggetto topico Communication in family planning - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
ISBN 0-309-18462-2
1-282-08376-7
9786612083761
0-309-51888-1
0-585-05761-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries""; ""DIFFUSION IN THE POPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING CONTEXT""; ""DIFFUSION EFFECTS""; ""CHANNELS OF DIFFUSION""; ""DIFFUSION VERSUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE AS EXPLANATIONS OF FERTILITY TRANSITIONS""; ""References""; ""Appendix Workshop Papers""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778652703321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
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The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (42 p.)
Altri autori (Persone) ReedHolly
BriereRona
CasterlineJohn B
Soggetto topico Communication in family planning - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
ISBN 0-309-18462-2
1-282-08376-7
9786612083761
0-309-51888-1
0-585-05761-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries""; ""DIFFUSION IN THE POPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING CONTEXT""; ""DIFFUSION EFFECTS""; ""CHANNELS OF DIFFUSION""; ""DIFFUSION VERSUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE AS EXPLANATIONS OF FERTILITY TRANSITIONS""; ""References""; ""Appendix Workshop Papers""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826327503321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
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Socioeconomic determinants of fertility behavior in developing nations [[electronic resource] ] : theory and initial results / / Barbara Entwisle, Albert I. Hermalin, William M. Mason
Socioeconomic determinants of fertility behavior in developing nations [[electronic resource] ] : theory and initial results / / Barbara Entwisle, Albert I. Hermalin, William M. Mason
Autore Entwisle Barbara
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (141 p.)
Disciplina 304.632091724
Altri autori (Persone) HermalinAlbert I
MasonWilliam M
Collana Report / Committee on Population and Demography ; no. 17
Soggetto topico Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Socioeconomic Determinants of Fertility Behavior in Developing Nations: Theory and Initial Results""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1""; ""1.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""The Context of Fertility Behavior""; ""Fertility as a Process""; ""Causality""; ""1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE MODEL""; ""Intermediate Fertility Variables""; ""Child Mortality""; ""Sex Composition""; ""Socioeconomic Variables""; ""Interactions""; ""Variables Omitted From the Model""; ""1.3 THE STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS""; ""Onset""; ""Early Outcomes""; ""Endogenous Socioeconomic Variables""; ""The Adjustment Variables""
""Later Child Mortality""""Contraceptive Use Patterns""; ""Later Fertility""; ""Transitional Contexts""; ""Traditional Contexts""; ""1.4 REDUCED AND SEMIREDUCED FORM IMPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL""; ""The Need for Reduction""; ""Connections With and Between Familiar Variables""; ""Implied and Actual Semireduced Form Equations""; ""Inferences About Coefficient Signs""; ""Child Mortality""; ""LCU""; ""CEB""; ""Child Mortality (CM)""; ""Contraceptive Use (LCU)""; ""Children Ever Born (CEB)""; ""Discussion""; ""1.5 CONCLUSION""; ""The Micro Equations""; ""Hypotheses About Coefficients""
""CHAPTER 2""""2.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2.2 THE PROBLEM""; ""2.3 MACRO HYPOTHESES""; ""Macro Determinants of Micro Slopes""; ""Macro Determinants of Micro Intercepts""; ""2.4 DATA AND VARIABLES EMPLOYED""; ""2.5 ILLUSTRATION OF OPERATIONALIZATION""; ""Macro Comparison""; ""Micro Results for Peru and Korea""; ""Age at First Birth (AFB)""; ""Early Fertility (EF)""; ""Later Fertility (LF)""; ""2.6 MACRO ANALYSIS""; ""Within-Country Differences""; ""Between-Country Variability""; ""AFB and EF Slopes""; ""LF Slopes""; ""Intercepts""; ""2.7 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION""; ""NOTES""; ""GLOSSARY""
""REFERENCES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451475003321
Entwisle Barbara  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982
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Socioeconomic determinants of fertility behavior in developing nations : theory and initial results / / Barbara Entwisle, Albert I. Hermalin, William M. Mason
Socioeconomic determinants of fertility behavior in developing nations : theory and initial results / / Barbara Entwisle, Albert I. Hermalin, William M. Mason
Autore Entwisle Barbara
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1982
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiv, 127 pages)
Disciplina 304.632091724
Altri autori (Persone) HermalinAlbert I
MasonWilliam M
Collana Report / Committee on Population and Demography ; no. 17
Soggetto topico Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Socioeconomic Determinants of Fertility Behavior in Developing Nations: Theory and Initial Results""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1""; ""1.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""The Context of Fertility Behavior""; ""Fertility as a Process""; ""Causality""; ""1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE MODEL""; ""Intermediate Fertility Variables""; ""Child Mortality""; ""Sex Composition""; ""Socioeconomic Variables""; ""Interactions""; ""Variables Omitted From the Model""; ""1.3 THE STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS""; ""Onset""; ""Early Outcomes""; ""Endogenous Socioeconomic Variables""; ""The Adjustment Variables""
""Later Child Mortality"" ""Contraceptive Use Patterns""; ""Later Fertility""; ""Transitional Contexts""; ""Traditional Contexts""; ""1.4 REDUCED AND SEMIREDUCED FORM IMPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL""; ""The Need for Reduction""; ""Connections With and Between Familiar Variables""; ""Implied and Actual Semireduced Form Equations""; ""Inferences About Coefficient Signs""; ""Child Mortality""; ""LCU""; ""CEB""; ""Child Mortality (CM)""; ""Contraceptive Use (LCU)""; ""Children Ever Born (CEB)""; ""Discussion""; ""1.5 CONCLUSION""; ""The Micro Equations""; ""Hypotheses About Coefficients""
""CHAPTER 2"" ""2.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2.2 THE PROBLEM""; ""2.3 MACRO HYPOTHESES""; ""Macro Determinants of Micro Slopes""; ""Macro Determinants of Micro Intercepts""; ""2.4 DATA AND VARIABLES EMPLOYED""; ""2.5 ILLUSTRATION OF OPERATIONALIZATION""; ""Macro Comparison""; ""Micro Results for Peru and Korea""; ""Age at First Birth (AFB)""; ""Early Fertility (EF)""; ""Later Fertility (LF)""; ""2.6 MACRO ANALYSIS""; ""Within-Country Differences""; ""Between-Country Variability""; ""AFB and EF Slopes""; ""LF Slopes""; ""Intercepts""; ""2.7 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION""; ""NOTES""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""REFERENCES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777447403321
Entwisle Barbara  
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1982
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Socioeconomic determinants of fertility behavior in developing nations : theory and initial results / / Barbara Entwisle, Albert I. Hermalin, William M. Mason
Socioeconomic determinants of fertility behavior in developing nations : theory and initial results / / Barbara Entwisle, Albert I. Hermalin, William M. Mason
Autore Entwisle Barbara
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1982
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiv, 127 pages)
Disciplina 304.632091724
Altri autori (Persone) HermalinAlbert I
MasonWilliam M
Collana Report / Committee on Population and Demography ; no. 17
Soggetto topico Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Socioeconomic Determinants of Fertility Behavior in Developing Nations: Theory and Initial Results""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1""; ""1.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""The Context of Fertility Behavior""; ""Fertility as a Process""; ""Causality""; ""1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE MODEL""; ""Intermediate Fertility Variables""; ""Child Mortality""; ""Sex Composition""; ""Socioeconomic Variables""; ""Interactions""; ""Variables Omitted From the Model""; ""1.3 THE STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS""; ""Onset""; ""Early Outcomes""; ""Endogenous Socioeconomic Variables""; ""The Adjustment Variables""
""Later Child Mortality"" ""Contraceptive Use Patterns""; ""Later Fertility""; ""Transitional Contexts""; ""Traditional Contexts""; ""1.4 REDUCED AND SEMIREDUCED FORM IMPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL""; ""The Need for Reduction""; ""Connections With and Between Familiar Variables""; ""Implied and Actual Semireduced Form Equations""; ""Inferences About Coefficient Signs""; ""Child Mortality""; ""LCU""; ""CEB""; ""Child Mortality (CM)""; ""Contraceptive Use (LCU)""; ""Children Ever Born (CEB)""; ""Discussion""; ""1.5 CONCLUSION""; ""The Micro Equations""; ""Hypotheses About Coefficients""
""CHAPTER 2"" ""2.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2.2 THE PROBLEM""; ""2.3 MACRO HYPOTHESES""; ""Macro Determinants of Micro Slopes""; ""Macro Determinants of Micro Intercepts""; ""2.4 DATA AND VARIABLES EMPLOYED""; ""2.5 ILLUSTRATION OF OPERATIONALIZATION""; ""Macro Comparison""; ""Micro Results for Peru and Korea""; ""Age at First Birth (AFB)""; ""Early Fertility (EF)""; ""Later Fertility (LF)""; ""2.6 MACRO ANALYSIS""; ""Within-Country Differences""; ""Between-Country Variability""; ""AFB and EF Slopes""; ""LF Slopes""; ""Intercepts""; ""2.7 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION""; ""NOTES""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""REFERENCES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910828619303321
Entwisle Barbara  
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1982
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Spousal agreement on reproductive preferences in sub-Saharan Africa / / Tesfayi Gebreselassie
Spousal agreement on reproductive preferences in sub-Saharan Africa / / Tesfayi Gebreselassie
Autore Gebreselassie Tesfayi
Pubbl/distr/stampa Calverton, Maryland USA : , : Macro International Inc., , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xi, 44 pages)
Collana DHS analytical studies
Soggetto topico Birth control - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Fertility, Human - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Birth control - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Soggetto genere / forma Statistics.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910713387303321
Gebreselassie Tesfayi  
Calverton, Maryland USA : , : Macro International Inc., , 2008
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Tendencias y políticas de población : informe de un grupo de trabajo, noveno Congreso Mundial de Sociología, Uppsala, Suecia agosto de 1978 / / Víctor L. Urquidi y Jose B. Morelos, compiladores ; [traducción de las ponencias del ingles y el frances al español por Manuel F. Chavarría]
Tendencias y políticas de población : informe de un grupo de trabajo, noveno Congreso Mundial de Sociología, Uppsala, Suecia agosto de 1978 / / Víctor L. Urquidi y Jose B. Morelos, compiladores ; [traducción de las ponencias del ingles y el frances al español por Manuel F. Chavarría]
Edizione [Primera edición.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Mexico, D.F. : , : El Colegio de Mexico, Centro de Estudios Demográficos y de Desarrollo Urbano, , 1982
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1 online resource viii, 179 pages) : : illustrations
Disciplina 304.632098
Altri autori (Persone) MorelosJose B
UrquidiVíctor L
Soggetto topico SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography
Population policy
Fertility, Human
Emigration and immigration
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Latin America
Soggetto genere / forma Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
ISBN 607-628-410-2
968-12-0193-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione spa
Record Nr. UNINA-9910286417503321
Mexico, D.F. : , : El Colegio de Mexico, Centro de Estudios Demográficos y de Desarrollo Urbano, , 1982
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The time-travelling economist : why education, electricity and fertility are key to escaping poverty / / Charlie Robertson
The time-travelling economist : why education, electricity and fertility are key to escaping poverty / / Charlie Robertson
Autore Robertson Charlie
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxxiv, 274 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Disciplina 843.7
Soggetto topico Electrification - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries
Functional literacy - Developing countries
ISBN 9783030975975
3030975975
9783030975968
3030975967
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Education: No Take Off Without Adult Literacy -- Changes with Education: Purpose and Speed -- Conclusion from 120 Years of Data -- Post-script -- Electricity: Power to the People -- Best Snippet on Electricity: From Prehistoric Fires to LED Lights10 -- Electricity: The Key Table and Graph -- Where Is the World Today in Terms of kWh Electricity Consumption? -- The Power Challenge in Africa -- Asia's Success: Driven by Power -- Power to the People or Just for Businesses? -- Climate Change and the Plunging Cost of Electricity -- Conclusion -- Sex and Money: How Many Babies Are Too Many? -- 3.1 The (Nairobi) Debate About Demographics and Savings -- 3.2 How Many Babies Are Too Many? More than 3.0 -- 3.3 Bank Deposits and Interest Rates -- 3.4 Real Interest Rates and Bank Deposits -- 3.5 Mobile Money and Micro-finance to the Rescue? -- 3.6 How to Fund Investment When Local Savings Are Low -- 3.7 How to Reduce the Fertility Rate? -- 3.7.1 What Can a Government Do? -- 3.8 But Aren't Large Populations a Good Thing? -- 3.8.1 The Protestant Work Ethic Versus Catholicism and Fertility -- 3.9 Conclusion -- Debt: A Debt Crisis Is Probably Unavoidable in a Bid to Create Jobs -- It's Clear Who Wants to Borrow, but Who Wants to Lend? -- So What Will Governments in Low-Income Countries Do? -- So, It's All Good? Probably Not -- Who Should We Be More Optimistic About? -- Currencies and Debt Default -- How Bad Is Default? -- Conclusions -- Demographics and Growth: Who Booms, When? -- Africa and Low-Income Countries -- Looking Ahead -- Africa by 2070 -- Asia and Latin America in 2070 -- Conclusions -- What the Future Holds: Democracy, Corruption, ESG and Emigration -- When Will Democracy Become More Secure?; Emigration: Why Successful Development Will See More Migration, Not Less -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Essays/Compilation of Essays -- Books -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910578691203321
Robertson Charlie  
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022]
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