Author

Contributions

  • International Labour Office. - Contributor
  • World Employment Programme. - Contributor
  • United Nations Population Fund. - Contributor

Publication

1992 - New York, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

35,750 words, Guess

Page Count

143 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing6434126

Classifications

  • DDC304.6/09172/4
  • LCCHB884 .O25 1991

Description

Very little is currently known about the demographic impact of most development projects and about the ways in which such an impact can be assessed. This book, based on studies in Third World countries, focuses on conceptual, methodolgical and policy issues related to the demographic impact of development projects. It considers whether demographic effects can be assessed and why development planners should be interested in such an assessment. A.S. Oberai examines the extent to which economic and social changes generated by specific development interventions have influenced demographic behaviour in a particular context. He suggests how desired effects can be enhanced and undesired effects minimized by policy-makers and planners in developing countries in order to deal with problems of population growth and its distribution. The major shortcomings of existing methodologies are identifies and the author indicates the future direction which research might take in order to be more specifically valid and useful to policy-makers.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Assessing the demographic impact of development projects: conceptual, methodological, and policy issuesNew York1992-01-01

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