Population matters (Record no. 66839)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199261864
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Kabdwal Book
Distributor address : L-3,4,5 &6, 4th Floor, Narayan Plaza, 26-A
Bill Number : KBI-39853
Bill Date : 19/12/2025
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 338.47 BIR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Birdsall,Nancy
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kelley, Allen C.
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Personal name ; Sinding, Steven W.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Population matters
Remainder of title : Demographic change, economic growth, and poverty in the developing world.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Nancy Birdsall.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc , New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2010.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 440p.
Dimensions : 26cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 3972.50
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The effect of demography on economic performance has been the subject of intense debate in economics for nearly two centuries. In recent years opinion has swung between the Malthusian views of Coale and Hoover, and the cornucopian views of Julian Simon. Unfortunately, until recently, data were too weak and analytical models too limited to provide clear insights into the relationship. As a result economists as a group have not been clear or conclusive.<br/><br/>This volume, based on a collection of papers that heavily rely on data from the 1980s and 1990s and on new analytical approaches, sheds important new light on demographic-economic relationships, and it provides clearer policy conclusions than any recent work on the subject. In particular, evidence from developing countries throughout the world shows a much clearer pattern in recent decades than was evident earlier: countries with higher rates of population growth have tended to see less economic growth. An analysis of the role of demography in the "Asian economic miracle" strongly suggests that changes in age structures resulting from declining fertility create a one-time "demographic gift" or window of opportunity, when the working age population has relatively few dependants, of either young or old age, to support. Countries which recognize and seize on this opportunity can, as the Asian tigers did, realize healthy bursts in economic output. But such results are by no means assured: only for countries with otherwise sound economic policies will the window of opportunity yield such dramatic results. Finally, several of the studies demonstrate the likelihood of a causal relationship between high fertility and poverty. While the direction of causality is not always clear and very likely is reciprocal (poverty contributes to high fertility and high fertility reinforces poverty), the studies support the view that lower fertility at the country level helps create a path out of poverty for many families.<br/><br/>Population Matters represents an important further step in our understanding of the contribution of population change to economic performance. As such, it will be a useful volume for policymakers both in developing countries and in international development agencies.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Demographic Change
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economic Growth
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Poverty
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Personal name Nancy Birdsall.
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