52:30848 American
Statistical Association (Washington, D.C.). American
Statistical Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social Statistics
Section. [1984]. xii, 662 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
These
are the papers presented at the annual meeting of the American
Statistical Association, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August
13-16, 1984, under the sponsorship of the Social Statistics Section.
The papers are organized under 19 categories, including national
prospective mortality studies, findings from the 1980 U.S. census,
fertility trends and differentials, urbanization, demographic models,
mortality trends and differentials, definitions of enumeration in the
U.S. census, and findings from demographic research.
Selected items
will be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30849 Benitez
Zenteno, Raul. The International Conference on Population.
Mexico City, August 1984. [La Conferencia Internacional de
Poblacion. Mexico, agosto de 1984.] Demografia y Economia, Vol. 18,
No. 4, 1984. 623-45 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The background
to and implications of the International Conference on Population held
in Mexico in August, 1984, are examined. A summary of the discussions
that took place during the conference is included. The recommendations
adopted at the conference are also outlined.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30850 Cairo
Demographic Centre (Cairo, Egypt). Population and
development. Proceedings of the symposium held at Cairo Demographic
Centre, 3-7 November 1985. CDC Research Monograph Series, No. 14,
1986. 616 pp. Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
This volume contains the papers
presented at the Symposium on Population and Development, which was
held in Cairo, Egypt, November 3-7, 1985, under the sponsorship of the
Cairo Demographic Centre. The papers, which focus on the developing
countries of Africa and Asia, are organized under six categories:
population, resources, environment, and development; development and
demographic trends; women and development; human resources and
development; population in development planning; and development and
population policies. Also included are M. A. El-Badry's opening
address and the report and conclusions of the symposium.
Selected
items will be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30851 Papps,
Terry O. The International Population Conference: a
personal perspective. New Zealand Population Review, Vol. 11, No.
3, Oct 1985. 196-208 pp. Wellington, New Zealand. In Eng.
The
author presents an account of the U.N. International Conference on
Population held in Mexico City, August 6-14, 1984. Comments are made
on New Zealand's representation and documentation of its position, how
the conference was run, and the key issues debated. The author
discusses the implications for New Zealand policy objectives and the
following areas of concern: health, morbidity, and mortality;
reproduction and the family; population distribution and internal
migration; international migration; the role and status of women;
population structure; and promotion of knowledge and
policy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30852 Urquidi,
Victor L. The "Declaration of Mexico" at the 1984
International Population Conference. [La "Declaracion de Mexico"
en la Conferencia Internacional de Poblacion de 1984.] Demografia y
Economia, Vol. 18, No. 4, 1984. 605-22 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
This report describes the Declaration of Mexico, which was adopted
by consensus at the International Population Conference held in Mexico
in 1984. The background to and significance of the conference are
outlined, and the contents of the 23 paragraphs of the Declaration are
summarized.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
