The Onset and Pace of Fertility Transition
Author | : John B. Casterline |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Birth control |
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Author | : John B. Casterline |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Birth control |
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Author | : John B. Casterline |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Birth control |
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Author | : Rodolfo A. Bulatao |
Publisher | : Population |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Medical |
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The nine chapters and accompanying commentaries in this volume provide an understanding of contemporary fertility change in both transitional and post-transitional societies.
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 89 |
Release | : 2016-03-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309381193 |
Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been accompanied by slowing population growth, which in turn provided a window of opportunity for rapid economic growth. For many sub-Saharan African nations, this window has not yet opened because fertility rates have not declined as rapidly there as elsewhere. Fertility rates in many sub-Saharan African countries are high: the total rate for the region is estimated to be 5.1 births per woman, and rates that had begun to decline in many countries in the region have stalled. High rates of fertility in these countries are likely to contribute to continued rapid population growth: the United Nations projects that the region's population will increase by 1.2 billion by 2050, the highest growth among the regions for which there are projections. In June 2015, the Committee on Population organized a workshop to explore fertility trends and the factors that have influenced them. The workshop committee was asked to explore history and trends related to fertility, proximate determinants and other influences, the status and impact of family planning programs, and prospects for further reducing fertility rates. This study will help donors, researchers, and policy makers better understand the factors that may explain the slow pace of fertility decline in this region, and develop methods to improve family planning in sub-Saharan Africa.
Author | : Committee on Population |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1999-04-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309518881 |
This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the National Research Council (NRC) in Washington, D.C., January 29-30, 1998. Fourteen papers were presented at the workshop; they represented both theoretical and empirical perspectives and shed new light on the role that diffusion processes may play in fertility transition. These papers served as the basis for the discussion that is summarized in this report.
Author | : John Bongaarts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Demographic transition |
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Author | : John Bongaarts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Demographic transition |
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1998-01-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309058961 |
The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life expectancy, but fertility declines were very rare. Few people used modern contraceptives, and couples had large families. Since 1960, however, fertility rates have fallen in virtually every major geographic region of the world, for almost all political, social, and economic groups. What factors are responsible for the sharp decline in fertility? What role do child survival programs or family programs play in fertility declines? Casual observation suggests that a decline in infant and child mortality is the most important cause, but there is surprisingly little hard evidence for this conclusion. The papers in this volume explore the theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions of the fertility-mortality relationship. It includes several detailed case studies based on contemporary data from developing countries and on historical data from Europe and the United States.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2001-12-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309076102 |
This volume is part of an effort to review what is known about the determinants of fertility transition in developing countries and to identify lessons that might lead to policies aimed at lowering fertility. It addresses the roles of diffusion processes, ideational change, social networks, and mass communications in changing behavior and values, especially as related to childbearing. A new body of empirical research is currently emerging from studies of social networks in Asia (Thailand, Taiwan, Korea), Latin America (Costa Rica), and Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Ghana). Given the potential significance of social interactions to the design of effective family planning programs in high-fertility settings, efforts to synthesize this emerging body of literature are clearly important.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2000-10-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309069904 |
Is rapid world population growth actually coming to an end? As population growth and its consequences have become front-page issues, projections of slowing growth from such institutions as the United Nations and the World Bank have been called into question. Beyond Six Billion asks what such projections really say, why they say it, whether they can be trusted, and whether they can be improved. The book includes analysis of how well past U.N. and World Bank projections have panned out, what errors have occurred, and why they have happened. Focusing on fertility as one key to accurate projections, the committee examines the transition from high, constant fertility to low fertility levels and discusses whether developing countries will eventually attain the very low levels of births now observed in the industrialized world. Other keys to accurate projections, predictions of lengthening life span and of the impact of international migration on specific countries, are also explored in detail. How good are our methods of population forecasting? How can we cope with the inevitable uncertainty? What population trends can we anticipate? Beyond Six Billion illuminates not only the forces that shape population growth but also the accuracy of the methods we use to quantify these forces and the uncertainty surrounding projections. The Committee on Population was established by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1983 to bring the knowledge and methods of the population sciences to bear on major issues of science and public policy. The committee's work includes both basic studies of fertility, health and mortality, and migration; and applied studies aimed at improving programs for the public health and welfare in the United States and in developing countries. The committee also fosters communication among researchers in different disciplines and countries and policy makers in government, international agencies, and private organizations. The work of the committee is made possible by funding from several government agencies and private foundations.