Population Matters: Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Developing World
Nancy Birdsall, Allen C. Kelley, and Steven Sinding
Abstract
This book explores the impact of demographic change on economic growth and poverty in developing countries. The papers in this volume present some new themes and reinforce others. It is shown that rapid population growth had a quantitatively negative impact on the pace of aggregate economic growth in developing countries. Rapid fertility decline made a relevant contribution to reducing the incidence and severity of poverty. The impact of rapid demographic change on the rural environment and development was mixed — a minor player against the larger picture of initial conditions and broad policy ... More
This book explores the impact of demographic change on economic growth and poverty in developing countries. The papers in this volume present some new themes and reinforce others. It is shown that rapid population growth had a quantitatively negative impact on the pace of aggregate economic growth in developing countries. Rapid fertility decline made a relevant contribution to reducing the incidence and severity of poverty. The impact of rapid demographic change on the rural environment and development was mixed — a minor player against the larger picture of initial conditions and broad policy effects.
Keywords:
demographic change,
economic growth,
poverty,
developing countries,
fertility,
population trends
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2001 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199244072 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003 |
DOI:10.1093/0199244073.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Nancy Birdsall, editor
Center for Global Development
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Allen C. Kelley, editor
Duke University
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Steven Sinding, editor
International Planned Parenthood Federation
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