World development report 1984 / Wordl bank

Contents:
Definitions and data notes ix;
Glossary x;
Demographic terms x;
Acronyms and initials xi;
I Introduction;
The economic outlook I;
Population and demographic change 2;
Part I Recovery or Relapse in the World Economy?;
2 Recession in retrospect 11;
Industrial countries in the past two decades 12;
Developing countries after 1973 23;
3 Prospects for sustained growth 34;
A ten-year perspective 34;
The Low case and developing countries 35;
The High case and developing countries 37;
Policy requirements of the High case 39;
Capital flows and debt 42;
Poverty and low-income countries 47;
International action 48;
The links with population 50;
Part II Population Change and Development;
4 Demographic change and public policy 51;
The setting for high fertility 51;
The need for public policy 54;
Lessons from history 56;
Current demographic change in developing countries 63;
Demographic prospects and goals 73;
5 The consequences of rapid population growth 79;
Differences among countries 81;
Macroeconomic effects of rapid population growth 81;
Constraints on agricultural production 90;
Population and the environment 94;
Urban population growth and internal migration 96;
Population growth and the international economy 100;
Conclusions 105;
6 Slowing population growth 106;
Socioeconomic factors and fertility 108;
Marriage, breastfeeding, and contraception 112;
Incentives and disincentives 121;
7 Family planning as a service 127;
The use of contraception 128;
Supplying family planning services 136;
Financing family planning 148;
Obstacles to program expansion 152;
8 The policy agenda 155;
Population policy 155;
Policy priorities in developing regions 161;
Donor assistance policies 178;
9 Ten years of experience 182;
Economic adjustment 182;
Population change: success and new challenge 183;
Population data supplement 186;
Bibliographical note 202;
World Development Indicators 207.