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Dennis A. Ahlburg Allen C. Kelley Karen Oppenheim Mason Editors The Impact of Population Growth on Well-being in Developing Countries With 25 Figures Springer
Prof. Dr. Dennis A. Ahlburg University of Minnesota Industrial Relations Center 271 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455-0430 USA Prof. Dr. Allen C. Kelley Duke University Department of Economies 305 Social Sciences Chapel Drive Durham, NC 27708-0097 USA Prof. Dr. Karen Oppenheim Mason Program on Population East-West Center 1777 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96848 USA Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme The Impact oe population growth on well-belng In developlng countries / Dennis A. Ahlburg ; Allen C. Kelley ; Karen Oppenheim Mason. - Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Barcelona; Budapest ; Hong Kong ; London ; Milan; Paris; Santa Clara ; Singapore ; Tokyo : Springer, 1996 (Population economics) ISBN 978-3-642-08235-1 NE: Ahlburg, Denni. A.; Kelley. Allen C. ; Oppenheim Meson, Karen ISBN 978-3-642-08235-1 ISBN 978-~2-03239-8 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-03239-8 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concemed, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations. recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Dupücation of this pubücation or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its eurrent version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are üable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1996 Originally published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York in 1996 Sortcover reprint oe tbe bardcover Ist edition 1996 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this pubücation does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. SPIN 10487170 4211101-5 4 3 1 1 0 - Printed on acid-free paper
Dedication To Gordon Bilney, statesman and oenologist.
Acknowledgements The genesis of this book was an Inquiry into the links between population growth and economic development commissioned by the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Dennis A. Ahlburg was the head of the Inquiry and Allen C. Kelley and Karen Oppenheim Mason were the Senior Advisors. The editors would like to acknowledge the interest shown by the Australian Government in exploring the intellectual foundations of their overseas aid programme and, in particular, the population component of that programme. They would also like to thank: their institutions for allowing them the time to respond quickly to the request from the Australian Government for an Inquiry; the authors ofthe chapters, who somehow made time in already crowded schedules to write the chapters that formed the heart of the Inquiry and of this book; and Stacie Walker, who co-ordinated the preparation of manuscripts for publication.
Contents Editors' Introduction...1 Toward a Cure for the Myopia and Tunnel Vision of the Population Debate: A Dose of Historical Perspective Allen C. Kelley and Robert M. Schmidt................... 11 Fertility and Maternal and Child Health Mark R. Montgomery and Cynthia B. Lloyd... 37 The Consequences of Rapid Population Growth on Human Resource Development: The Case of Education Allen C. Kelley............................. 67 Population Growth, Environmental Change and Technical Innovation: Implications For Sustainable Growth in Agricultural Production Vernon W Ruttan... 139 Population, Housing, and the Economy Andrew Mason............................ 175 Population Growth and Poverty Dennis A. Ahlburg........... 219 An Inquiry into Population, Resources and Environment Theodore Panayotou...... 259 Evaluating the Impact of Family Planning Programmes Dennis A. Ahlburg and fan Dianwnd... 299 Population Programs and Human Rights Karen Oppenheim Mason... 337