54:40001 Song, Jian;
Yu, Jingyuan. Population system control. ISBN
0-387-18288-8. LC 87-30187. 1988. xi, 286 pp. China Academic
Publishers: Beijing, China; Springer-Verlag: New York, New York/Berlin,
Germany, Federal Republic of. In Eng.
A systems analysis approach
to the study of population is presented. The focus is on recent
research undertaken in China on population system control theory and
its application. "In Chapter Two, the authors have tried to explain
the classical definitions and theories from a new standpoint, beginning
with the population systems equation. Chapter Three redefines the
classical descriptions of demographic indices and establishes new
formulae for calculation. Chapter Four studies comprehensively the
dynamic characteristics of the population system. In the fifth
chapter, the central instability theorem of population systems is
proved in various forms and a decisive parameter of critical fertility
rate is derived in explicit form. Chapter Six summarizes the basis and
methods of population control policy evaluation. A recent important
conclusion reached in population studies is that inevitably man will
see the emergence of societies with zero growth rate. Analysis of the
population structure in this kind of society is given in Chapter Seven.
Finally, Chapter Eight presents in detail optimization theory of birth
control policy and its applications...." The data and examples given
are primarily taken from China.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
54:40002 Brook,
Solomon. The world population on the threshold of the 21st
century. Social Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1988. 33-47 pp. Moscow,
USSR. In Eng.
Global population trends are reviewed. The author
rejects the idea that demographic factors exert a decisive affect on
socioeconomic development, and maintains the Marxist-Leninist view that
demographic trends are a reflection of socioeconomic systems. He
suggests that the resources of the planet can support a larger
population than it contains at present providing these resources are
used rationally.
Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
54:40003 Cruz, M.;
D'Ayala, P. G.; Marcus, E.; McElroy, J. L.; Rossi, O. The
demographic dynamics of small island societies. Ekistics, Vol. 54,
No. 323-324, Mar-Jun 1987. 110-5 pp. Athens, Greece. In Eng.
"The
analysis of several case histories drawn from different areas of the
world uncovers a general pattern of social and demographic behavior in
small islands and island microstates. From the Mediterranean to the
Caribbean and Pacific areas, islands have experienced cycles of swift
demographic changes, increases or decreases, well beyond natural birth
and death rate balances. Such sudden fluctuations significantly
complicate planning for long-term sustainability in such micro-insular
societies." Consideration is given to the effects of natural disasters,
problems arising from economic specialization, the impact of the spread
of Western diseases, and migration. Policy implications are also
discussed.
Correspondence: M. Cruz, Planning Bureau,
Government of Guam, Agana, Guam. Location: Princeton
University Library (UES).
54:40004 Laurent,
Philippe. Global inequalities. [Desequilibres
mondiaux.] Projet, No. 192, Mar-Apr 1985. 19-26 pp. Paris, France. In
Fre.
Contemporary global population trends are reviewed. The
author notes that not only are differences between developed and
developing countries increasing, but differences among developing
countries have become significant. Factors leading to reductions in
fertility are considered, followed by a discussion of the effects of
such demographic trends on the potential for international
conflict.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
54:40005 Leridon,
Henri. Demography, how one speaks it and how one does
it. [La demographie, comme on la parle et comme on la fait.]
Projet, No. 192, Mar-Apr 1985. 9-17 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Reasons why demographic variables have to be taken into
consideration in the resolution of society's problems are described,
using the examples of developments in France in the school-age
population, health expenditures, and costs of providing for retirement.
The author then reviews the development of the study of demography and
its contemporary position in relation to other
disciplines.
Correspondence: H. Leridon, Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 Rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
54:40006 Richards,
Hamish. The changing nature of population education for
workers. International Labour Review, Vol. 127, No. 5, 1988.
559-71 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng.
The efforts of the
International Labour Office (ILO) to educate workers in developing
countries about population issues and family planning are discussed.
"The author traces the evolution of ILO thinking from population
control to family planning to family and community welfare and
discusses the rationale for concentrating on the industrial sector, the
programmes' orientation, content and methods, and the need to involve
personnel managers and trade union leaders in
particular."
Correspondence: H. Richards, International
Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. Location:
Princeton University Library (UN).
54:40007 Sadik,
Nafis. Safeguarding the future. Populi, Vol. 15, No.
2, Jun 1988. 4-37 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This is the 1988
State of the World Population Report by the Executive Director of
UNFPA. He "examines the complex relationships among population,
resources and the environment and makes a series of recommendations for
developed and developing countries." It is concluded that "increasing
human demands are damaging the natural resource base--land, water and
air--upon which all life depends. High fertility and rapid population
growth are contributing to the process. In developing countries,
slower growth and more even distribution of population would help to
take pressure off agricultural land, energy sources, vital watersheds,
and forest areas, giving time for governments, the private sector and
the international community to evolve strategies for sustainable
development."
Correspondence: N. Sadik, United Nations Fund
for Population Activities, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:40008 Thurow,
Lester C. Why the ultimate size of the world's population
doesn't matter. Technology Review, Vol. 89, No. 6, Aug-Sep 1986.
22, 29 pp. Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
The author develops
the argument that the total size of the world's population is not
relevant to the debate concerning what size population the world's
resources can support. He maintains that the critical factor is the
life-style that the population adopts. He also asserts that the rate
of economic development depends on how fast the population is growing,
not on its size.
Correspondence: L. C. Thurow, Sloan School
of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
02139. Location: Princeton University Library (ST).
54:40009 Currie,
Dawn. Re-thinking what we do and how we do it: a study of
reproductive decisions. Canadian Review of Sociology and
Anthropology/Revue Canadienne de Sociologie et d'Anthropologie, Vol.
25, No. 2, May 1988. 231-53 pp. Toronto, Canada. In Eng. with sum. in
Fre.
"This paper examines the current impasse which feminism has
created by promoting methodology as an end in itself. Stanley and
Wise...in particular, argue that feminist consciousness is a 'way of
doing feminist research' which must reject a masculinist
structure-orientation. Challenging their claim that feminist research
cannot and should not 'go beyond' the realm of personal experience, the
author discusses her current research on reproductive decision-making
which highlights the necessity of transcending the strictly personal
worlds of women. The author argues that debates about 'masculine
scientific' versus 'feminist personal' methodologies are better
understood in the context of testing established theory through
logio-deductive research as opposed to the discovery of grounded
theory...through an inductive approach." The data concern women living
in the London area, and were collected during the period
1984-1985.
Correspondence: D. Currie, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W0, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
54:40010 Lee, Ronald
D. Was Malthus right? Diminishing returns, homeostasis
and induced technological change. Program in Population Research
Working Paper, No. 21, Jun 1986. 14, [12] pp. University of California,
Institute of International Studies, Program in Population Research:
Berkeley, California. In Eng.
Malthusian theory and the work of
Boserup are discussed and compared in an attempt to answer questions
about past population growth and its effects on technological progress
and the world economy. The author tries to demonstrate "how Malthusian
forces tended weakly but persistently to steer population toward
equilibrium, and how fluctuations of population about this equilibrium
did cause reduced per capita incomes due to diminishing returns to
labor in largely agricultural and land based
economies."
Correspondence: Program in Population Research,
Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley,
CA 94720. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:40011 Simon,
Julian L. Some theory of population growth's effect on
technical change in an industrial context. Australian Economic
History Review, Vol. 26, No. 2, Sep 1986. 148-58 pp. Sydney, Australia.
In Eng.
The evidence for the assumption that additional people
reduce the rate of innovation due to reduced wages is examined. The
author concludes that any negative effect is counteracted by the impact
of increased demand due to population growth.
Location:
Princeton University Library (PF).
54:40012 Namboodiri,
Krishnan. Ecological demography: its place in
sociology. American Sociological Review, Vol. 53, No. 4, Aug 1988.
619-33 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author asserts that
"contrary to the popular image, ecological demography (a partnership
between demography and human ecology) promises the most systematic and
comprehensive treatment of the core of sociology--the study of
societies and social systems. I do not intend in this short essay to
present a full-scale defense of this assertion; rather, I indicate how
a defense might proceed."
Correspondence: K. Namboodiri,
Department of Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
43210-1353. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:40013 Trebici,
Vladimir. Cultural model and demographic regional patterns
in the light of ethnography. Revue Roumaine des Sciences Sociales:
Serie de Sociologie, Vol. 31, No. 1-2, Jan-Dec 1987. 59-69 pp.
Bucharest, Romania. In Eng.
An interdisciplinary approach to the
study of demographic problems is proposed, with a focus on the effects
of psychological factors on demographic behavior. The value of using
the techniques and methodology of ethnography and cultural anthropology
to analyze the causes of current demographic patterns is stressed. The
geographical focus is on Romania.
This is a revised and expanded
version of the Romanian article, also published in 1987; see 53:30026.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:40014 Boyarskii,
A. Ya. A course in demography. [Kurs demografii.] 3rd
ed. 1985. 391 pp. Finansy i Statistika: Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This
textbook of demography contains three main sections. The first, on
theoretical principles of demography, includes chapters on demographic
methods, population law, measurement, population theory, and population
projection. The second, on population statistics, deals with censuses,
calculation of natural increase and migration, history of population
data, sample surveys, and methods of constructing demographic tables.
The third, on demographic facts and their interpretation, covers
economic conditions and population change, demographic history, the
contemporary demographic situation, population policy in the USSR,
bourgeois concepts of the role of demographic factors, and concepts of
population growth.
Location: Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, CA; U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
54:40015 Hooz,
Istvan. Demography. [Demografia.] ISBN 963-18-0382-1.
1988. 319 pp. Tankonyvkiado: Budapest, Hungary. In Hun.
This is a
textbook on demography for use at the undergraduate level. The book is
divided into five substantive sections, which are concerned with the
historical development of demographic concepts, the census, natural and
artificial population movements, the theory of population growth, and
the question of pro-natalist policies. The primary geographical focus
is on Hungary. Data are from official Hungarian sources and from U.N.
sources.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:40016 Morrison,
Peter A. What tomorrow's demographers will be called upon
to do. Rand Paper, No. P-7469, Jul 1988. iv, 21 pp. Rand
Corporation: Santa Monica, California. In Eng.
"While their careers
may be adacemic, demographers' specialized knowledge and technical
skills will draw many of them, on occasion, into nonacademic pursuits.
This paper examines the implications of that premise for the graduate
training of demographers [in the United States]. It considers what the
nonacademic world will seek from them, what societal concerns will
shape the content of their pursuits, and the types of questions
businesses will put to them." The author outlines several
possibilities for the acquisition of the necessary skills within the
context of academic training.
This is a revised version of a paper
originally presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America (see Population Index, Vol. 54, No. 3, p.
433).
Correspondence: Rand Corporation, P.O. Box 2138,
Santa Monica, CA 90406-2138. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
