1st Edition

Population and Development in the Third World

By Allan M. Findlay, Anne Findlay Copyright 1987
96 Pages
by Routledge

96 Pages
by Routledge

96 Pages
by Routledge

Allan and Anne Findlay argue that a nation's human population is a vital resource in the development process. Changes in its composition - increased life expectancy combined with a falling birth rate, for example - can have profound effects upon a society. Warfare and mass migration of male workers also have long-reaching effects on those left behind. The rapid growth of Third World populations... Read more
Chapter 1 Population Growth; Chapter 2 Mortality and Fertility Levels in the Third World; Chapter 3 Limited Demographic Transition; Chapter 4 Population and Food Resources; Chapter 5 People Making a Living; Chapter 6 Development and Population Planning;

Biography

Allan Findlay, Anne Findlay