55:40566 Day,
Richard H.; Kim, Kyoo-Hong; Macunovich, Diane. Complex
demoeconomic dynamics. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 2,
No. 2, Sep 1989. 139-59 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany, Federal
Republic of. In Eng.
The authors study the interaction between
population and income using the method of comparative dynamics to "show
how various kinds of qualitative long run demoeconomic behavior depend
on household preferences, productivity and the cost of childrearing.
In particular, a dominant trend in growth can be interspersed with
periods of fluctuation as slowly moving changes in productivity,
preference and child care costs push nonlinearities past crucial
bifurcation points. Moreover, nonperiodic, essentially unpredictable
demoeconomic behavior is robust, thus suggesting a possible explanation
for persistent and substantial errors in population forecasts."
This
is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1986 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index,
Vol. 52, No. 3, Fall 1986, p. 439).
Correspondence: R. H.
Day, University of Southern California, Department of Economics,
University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0035. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40567 Felderer,
Bernhard; Sauga, Michael. Population and economic
development. [Bevolkerung und Wirtschaftsentwicklung.] ISBN
3-593-33995-1. 1988. 240 pp. Campus: New York, New York/Frankfurt am
Main, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
The economic causes and
effects of population trends are reviewed. Chapters are included on
the demographic history of Europe; Malthusian theory and new economic
theories of fertility; the effects of demographic trends on capital
formation, technical progress, natural resources, and economic growth;
and the demographic transition as a long-term population
trend.
Correspondence: Campus Verlag, Myliusstrasse 15,
6000 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany. Location:
New York Public Library.
55:40568 Kuznets,
Simon. Economic development, the family, and income
distribution: selected essays. Studies in Economic History and
Policy: The United States in the Twentieth Century, ISBN
0-521-34384-4. LC 88-20244. 1989. viii, 463 pp. Cambridge University
Press: New York, New York/Cambridge, England. In Eng.
This is a
selection of 11 essays by the late Simon Kuznets on the relationships
among economic development, the family, and income distribution in the
United States and selected other countries. Topics covered include
modern economic growth, the interrelations between demographic change
and income inequalities in the United States and in the developing
world, and trends and differentials in families, households, and income
disparity.
Correspondence: Cambridge University Press, The
Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40569 Simon,
Julian L. On aggregate empirical studies relating
population variables to economic development. Population and
Development Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, Jun 1989. 323-32, 395-7 pp. New
York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"Empirical studies
of the cross-national relationship between the rates of economic
development and population growth may reasonably be interpreted as
providing consistently strong evidence of the absence of a negative
causal effect of the latter upon the former. The most important
positive effects of additional people--improvement of productivity
through the contribution of new ideas and the learning-by-doing
resulting from increased production volume--appear in the long run and
are cumulative. Together with this positive long-term effect, the
absence of an observed negative medium-term effect upon economic growth
is adduced as sufficient evidence that, in the very long run, more
people have a positive net effect."
Correspondence: J. L.
Simon, University of Maryland, College of Business and Management,
College Park, MD 20742. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40570 Yin,
Wenyao. On the structure of urban population size and
social and economic development. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 4, Jul 29,
1987. 9-13 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
The relationships among
urban population size and structure and level of socioeconomic
development are examined using a variety of published international
sources. The need to control urban population dynamics in order to
promote development is stressed.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40571 Dendrinos,
Dimitrios S. Growth patterns of the eight regions in the
People's Republic of China (1980-1985). Annals of Regional
Science, Vol. 23, No. 3, Oct 1989. 213-22 pp. New York, New
York/Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Eng.
The author tests
a model of the dynamic linkages between population size and per capita
income at the regional level using data for China for the period
1980-1985.
Correspondence: D. S. Dendrinos, University of
Kansas, Urban Planning, Lawrence, KS 60045. Location:
Princeton University Library (PF).
55:40572 Ghosh, B.
N. Studies in population and economic development.
ISBN 81-7100-023-1. LC 87-903738. 1987. viii, 828 pp. Deep and Deep
Publications: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This two-volume work
presents a selection of previously published articles by various
authors on economic aspects of population in developing countries. The
papers are grouped under such topics as population theory, population
growth and economic development, population growth and resource use
patterns, employment and labor utilization, migration, and human
resources planning and policy.
Correspondence: Deep and
Deep Publications, D-1/24 Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110 027, India.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40573 Goryacheva,
A. M. Population and economic growth in India. ISBN
81-85005-55-9. LC 88-902226. 1988. xiv, 157 pp. Agricole Publishing
Academy: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This study, translated from the
original Russian, presents a Marxist analysis of the relations between
economic and population growth in developing countries, using the
example of India. Chapters are included on population dynamics and
growth, the extent to which the economy has been able to absorb the
natural increase of population, and the growth of the labor
force.
Correspondence: Agricole Publishing Academy, 208
Defence Colony Flyover, New Delhi 110 024, India. Location:
U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40574 Gutierrez
Robledo, Luis M. The ageing situation in Latin
America. Impact of Science on Society, Vol. 39, No. 1, 1989. 65-80
pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
"Those achieving great age have
traditionally been cared for within the extended family unit, where
they were able to retain their role and status. Factors such as
urbanization and increased social mobility, however, have made this no
longer possible for many people. In Latin America the current economic
crisis has meant that basic social spending and investment have been
severely curtailed, and a major effort is needed to plan health care
strategies that would use the limited resources in the best way in
improving the quality of life of society's
elderly."
Correspondence: L. M. Gutierrez Robledo, Casa
Hogar para Ancianos "Arturo Mundet", Av. Revolucion 1445, Tlacopac
01040, Mexico, DF, Mexico. Location: Princeton University
Library (UN).
55:40575 Morocco.
Direction de la Statistique. Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches
Demographiques (Rabat, Morocco). Population and
consumption in Morocco. Part 2: some demographic factors that affect
consumption and the distribution of expenditure. [Population et
consommation au Maroc. Deuxieme partie: quelques incidences de la
population sur la consommation et la repartition de la depense.] Nov
1988. 64 pp. Rabat, Morocco. In Fre.
This is the second in a
two-part study concerning the relationship between consumption and
population factors in Morocco. The emphasis in Part 2 is on how
demographic factors affect consumption. It is noted that population
growth between 1970 and 1985 was responsible for 74 percent of the
growth of consumption for individuals, with the remaining 26 percent
being due to an increase in the standard of living. The analysis also
reveals a growing gap between the standard of living of smaller
families, who show higher levels of consumption, and that of larger
families, who have lower levels of consumption.
For Part 1, also
published in 1988, see 55:20630.
Correspondence: Direction
de la Statistique, B.P. 178, Charii Maa El Ainain, Rabat, Morocco.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40576 Rodgers,
Gerry. Population growth and poverty in rural South
Asia. ISBN 81-7036-138-9. LC 88-35627. 1989. 249 pp. Sage
Publications: Newbury Park, California/New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This volume is a product of a UNFPA-funded project on the relations
among population, labor, and poverty that was undertaken by the
International Labour Organization's Employment and Development
Department between 1980 and 1986. The book consists of five empirical
studies of four countries in South Asia. "Chapter 2 is a household
level analysis based on a survey in the Indian state of Bihar,
essentially in the Gangetic Plain. The next chapter is also a household
level analysis, mainly based on a national survey of Pakistan. Chapter
4 is set at the all-India level, examining several demographic
indicators using a range of census and national survey data sources.
Chapter 5 concerns Bangladesh, with particular emphasis on longitudinal
data from two villages. The last Chapter is a broader analysis at the
national level, for Nepal. All these studies focus on rural
areas...."
Correspondence: Sage Publications India Pvt, 32
M-Block Market, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi 110 048, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40577 Sen,
Rathindra P. Demographic change and levels of living:
studies in national development in an international context. ISBN
81-7035-051-4. LC 89-900908. 1989. vi, 157 pp. Daya Publishing House:
Delhi, India. In Eng.
India's population problems are examined from
an economic perspective. "Six themes are simultaneously developed.
First, the causes and economic consequences of unproductive population
growth over the decades [are] traced in an empirical manner. The
second theme is how the high rate of population growth has been
retarding the national effort to improve the standards of living of the
common man. Third is the investment pattern in human infrastructural
development in national economic planning. Fourth is population growth,
food prospects and industrialization during the last forty years.
Fifth is the pattern, impact and destiny of urbanization. Finally, the
art of 'natural family planning' has been
emphasised."
Correspondence: Daya Publishing House, 1302
Vaid Wara, Nai Sarak, Delhi 110 006, India. Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40578 Visaria,
Pravin. Population growth and economic development: two
reviews. Gujarat Institute of Area Planning Working Paper, No. 24,
Jun 1989. 30 pp. Gujarat Institute of Area Planning: Ahmedabad, India.
In Eng.
"This working paper includes two review papers on the
interrelationships of population growth and economic development." The
first paper focuses on population policy and the second reviews "the
available empirical evidence on broad demographic and economic trends
in various developing countries of the
world."
Correspondence: Gujarat Institute of Area Planning,
Gota, Ahmedabad 382 481, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40579 Wu,
Cangping. Past and future trends in population and
development in Asia. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 6, Nov 29, 1987. 1-4 pp.
Beijing, China. In Chi.
Population dynamics in Asia are reviewed
using data from published U.N. sources. The author notes that despite
achievements in reducing fertility, Asia faces formidable problems
because of its high population density, shortages of arable land, and
young age distribution that will further increase population size. The
difficulties in achieving satisfactory rates of socioeconomic
development in such circumstances are stressed.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40580 Zhang,
Wenxian; Jiang, Xiaorong. The transformation of the
agricultural population and the urbanisation process in China.
International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1989. 40-51
pp. Bradford, England. In Eng.
"Nine causes for the occurrence of
surplus agricultural labour with the modernisation of agriculture have
been identified. Several solutions to this problem are presented.
Urbanisation of the agricultural population in a way suited to China's
characteristics is necessary, important and possible." An example of
labor saving through mechanization in Heilongjiang province is
presented.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
55:40581 Auerbach,
Alan J.; Kotlikoff, Laurence J.; Hagemann, Robert P.; Nicoletti,
Giuseppe. The economic dynamics of an ageing population:
the case of four OECD countries. OECD Economic Studies, No. 12,
Spring 1989. 97-130 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
"Demographic changes
such as population ageing have many effects that influence a country's
fiscal viability. This paper uses a dynamic general-equilibrium model
with overlapping generations to evaluate the macroeconomic and fiscal
consequences of population ageing in four OECD countries: Japan, the
Federal Republic of Germany, Sweden, and the United States. One of the
fundamental lessons is that allowing for general equilibrium
adjustments reduces the adverse welfare effects of increasing
dependency ratios. Nevertheless, the welfare costs and their
distributions across cohorts pose serious challenges to policy-makers
in some cases."
Correspondence: A. J. Auerbach, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
55:40582 Cliquet, R.
L.; Vanden Boer, L. Economic and social implications of
aging in the ECE region: proceedings of the CBGS/ECE seminar, Brussels,
April 25-27, 1988. Publications of the Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute [NIDI] and the Population and
Family Study Centre [CBGS], Vol. 19, ISBN 90-70990-14-8. 1989. iv, 225
pp. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute [NIDI]: The
Hague, Netherlands; Population and Family Study Centre [CBGS]:
Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a seminar
held in Brussels, Belgium, in April 1988 that was organized jointly by
CBGS and the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) on the economic
and social implications of demographic aging in Europe. Following an
introduction describing ECE programs in demographic aging, 10 papers
are presented concerning specific countries, including Hungary, the
Netherlands, Poland, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Federal
Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and
Czechoslovakia. Three papers focus on economic implications, with
emphasis on the labor force and public spending. Two papers examine
social implications, including the impact on living conditions and the
life-styles of the elderly.
Correspondence: CBGS,
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Nijverheidsstraat 35-37, B-1040
Brussels, Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40583 de
Jouvenel, Hugues. Demographic aging in Europe: trends and
prospects up to 2025. [Le vieillissement demographique en Europe:
tendances et enjeux a l'horizon 2025.] Futuribles, No. 129-130, Feb-Mar
1989. 53-113 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Challenges posed by trends
in demographic aging in Europe up to the year 2025 are examined, using
information from a symposium held in Paris, October 4-5, 1988. The
main concern expressed was that an increase in the proportion of the
population claiming social security, coupled with a lowering of the age
at retirement, will place a burden on the working population that will
make countries uncompetitive in the world
market.
Correspondence: H. de Jouvenel, Futuribles, 55 rue
de Varenne, 75341 Paris Cedex 07, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
55:40584 Gibson,
Donald E. Advancing the dependency ratio concept and
avoiding the Malthusian trap. Research on Aging, Vol. 11, No. 2,
Jun 1989. 147-57 pp. Newbury Park, California. In Eng.
"It is
argued that further advances in the usefulness of the age dependency
ratio will be made only if we begin to take into account changes in
economic productivity and real income. Such a change from current
practice will improve understanding of the social and economic dynamics
of aging populations and prevent the introduction of Malthusian
ideology into discussions of aging trends." The geographical focus is
on developed countries.
Correspondence: D. E. Gibson,
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Sociology, Greensburg, PA
15601. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:40585 Grobbelaar,
J. A. The aging of the South African population:
implications for business. Business Series, Economic Environment
Occasional Paper, No. 6, ISBN 0-7972-0060-6. Jan 1986. iv, 58 pp.
University of Stellenbosch, Institute for Futures Research:
Stellenbosch, South Africa. In Eng.
The implications of demographic
aging in South Africa are explored. The first part of the paper
reviews demographic aging in developed and developing countries. The
second part outlines demographic aging in South Africa, including its
impact on the sex ratio, urban-rural distribution, and the marital
status of the aged. The third part considers the implications of
demographic aging for South African business. The differences in the
demographic aging process among the major ethnic groups are noted and
their possible effects are discussed.
Correspondence:
University of Stellenbosch, Institute for Futures Research, Private Bag
5050, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40586 Hagemann,
Robert P.; Nicoletti, Giuseppe. Population ageing:
economic effects and some policy implications for financing public
pensions. OECD Economic Studies, No. 12, Spring 1989. 51-96 pp.
Paris, France. In Eng.
"Population ageing in the OECD area is
expected to affect labour and product markets, and national rates of
saving and capital accumulation. Ageing will also place significant
pressures on public finances as the share of future output transferred
to a large dependent population rises. This paper discusses some of
the potential effects of ageing, with particular emphasis on its
implications for financing public pensions in Japan, the Federal
Republic of Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Future increases
in retirement age and reduction of the ratio of benefits to wage levels
could help reduce pressures on public finances, while a trust fund can
help smooth the transition."
Correspondence: R. P.
Hagemann, OECD, Monetary and Fiscal Policy Division, 2 rue Andre
Pascal, F-75775 Paris Cedex 16, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
55:40587 Hogan,
Daniel J. Population and environment. [Populacao e
meio-ambiente.] Textos NEPO, No. 16, 1989. 86 pp. Universidade Estadual
de Campinas, Nucleo de Estudos de Populacao [NEPO]: Campinas, Brazil.
In Por.
This is an analysis of the relation between population
trends and environmental change. Subjects discussed include some
environmental disasters of the recent past; insecurity as a way of
life; the environmental lobby and its opponents; and the environment
and fertility, mortality, and migration. The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Correspondence: NEPO, Universidade Estadual de
Campinas, Caixa Postal 6166, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40588 Porter,
Gareth; Ganapin, Delfin J. Resources, population, and the
Philippines' future: a case study. WRI Paper, No. 4, ISBN
0-915825-34-1. LC 88-51617. Oct 1988. 68 pp. World Resources Institute
[WRI]: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is a study on the relationship
between population growth and natural resources in the Philippines.
The authors suggest that the Philippines' economic and political crises
are related to a larger ecological crisis: "the erosion of the
resource base by environmental mismanagement, the greed of some
politicians, and population pressure."
Correspondence: WRI,
1735 New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. Location:
U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40589 Rudel,
Thomas K. Population, development, and tropical
deforestation: a cross-national study. Rural Sociology, Vol. 54,
No. 3, Fall 1989. 327-38 pp. Bozeman, Montana. In Eng.
The author
examines the causes of tropical deforestation using U.N. data for 36
developing countries. "A cross-sectional analysis which links
variations in deforestation with variations in population growth and
the availability of capital indicates the socioeconomic processes which
sustain tropical deforestation. Two measures of population growth
predict deforestation, and among countries with large rain forests, the
availability of capital also predicts deforestation. Measures of
peripheral country dependency on core nations fail to explain
variations in deforestation. The implications of these findings for
policies designed to slow rates of deforestation are briefly
explored."
Correspondence: T. K. Rudel, Rutgers University,
Cook College, Department of Human Ecology, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick,
NJ 08903. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40590 Sen,
Jyotirmoy. Land utilisation and population distribution:
a case study of West Bengal (1850-1985). ISBN 81-7035-043-3. LC
88-904953. 1988. xvi, 227 pp. Daya Publishing House: Delhi, India. In
Eng.
"The object of the present work is to study the changes in the
land use and population in the Bhagirathi-Jalangi interfluve, West
Bengal [India] during the last one hundred and thirty five years,
focusing attention on nature and degree of change in land use and
population growth and decline...." The author notes that environmental
degeneration was coupled with a decline in population during the period
after 1850 but that a rapid population increase was accompanied by an
increase in intensity of land use following partition and
independence.
Correspondence: Daya Publishing House, 1302
Vaid Wada, Nai Sarak, Delhi 110 006, India. Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40591 Stonich,
Susan C. The dynamics of social processes and
environmental destruction: a Central American case study.
Population and Development Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, Jun 1989. 269-96,
395, 397 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"The article demonstrates how the widespread environmental
destruction occurring in Central America is linked to the pattern of
agricultural development that has taken place in the region. After
presenting a critique of the major paradigms used to analyze
environmental problems in the Third World, the study combines a
political-economy approach with the concerns of regional ecology to
examine the interactions among social processes, demographic trends,
production decisions, and environmental decline in southern Honduras.
The major conclusions are that the motivation for natural resource
exploitation arises from the fundamental structure of society and that
the social, demographic, and ecological patterns identified for
southern Honduras are widespread throughout Central
America."
Correspondence: S. C. Stonich, University of
California, Department of Anthropology, Environmental Studies Program,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40592 Thapa,
Gopal B.; Weber, Karl E. Population and environment in the
hills of Nepal. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2,
Jun 1989. 49-70 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
Population trends
and environmental problems in the hill regions of Nepal are discussed.
This area contains nearly half of the country's population and more
than half of its land area and is suffering from deforestation, soil
erosion, landslides, and desertification caused by human interference.
"This article attempts to identify the reasons for these problems
despite continuous out-migration from the hills. It provides evidence
that the deteriorating man:resource ratio in the hills, combined with
their isolation from the national economic mainstream, have set the
ecological degradation process in motion. A comprehensive hills
development strategy is suggested with particular emphasis on
alleviating excessive pressure on limited land
resources."
Correspondence: G. B. Thapa, Asian Institute of
Technology, Division of Human Settlements Development, G.P.O. Box 2754,
Bangkok 10501, Thailand. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40593 United
Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
[ESCAP] (Bangkok, Thailand). Population change and the
environment. Population Research Leads, No. 32, 1989. 10 pp.
Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
The relationship between population
dynamics and the environment is summarized, with primary reference to
Asia. A concluding section examines policy
implications.
Correspondence: Population Information
Section, Population Division, ESCAP, United Nations Building,
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40594 Camarano,
Ana A.; Moura, Helio A. de; Lyra, Maria R. de B.; de Albuquerque, Ana
M. P.; Cesar, Isaura de A.; Alcoforado, Maria E. G. The
Northeast: evolution of the population and of the work force up to the
year 2000. [Nordeste: evolucao da populacao e da forca de
trabalho ate o ano 2000.] Serie Populacao e Emprego, No. 19, ISBN
85-7019-103-0. 1986. 80 pp. Fundacao Joaquim Nabuco [FUNDAJ]: Recife,
Brazil; Superintendencia do Desenvolvimento do Nordeste [SUDENE]:
Recife, Brazil. In Por.
Demographic trends in the Northeast of
Brazil are analyzed for the period 1960-1980. The authors develop an
outline of the labor force and project future labor force trends to the
year 2000. Four alternative labor force projections are
presented.
Correspondence: FUNDAJ, Editora Massangana, Rua
Dois Irmaos 15, Apipucos, 52.071, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40595 den Hertog,
J. A. Female labor force participation and the lack of
child care facilities. [Arbeidsdeelname van vrouwen en het tekort
aan kinderopvang.] Bevolking en Gezin, No. 1, Jul 1989. 1-22 pp.
Brussels, Belgium. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
The author assesses
the link between the lack of child care facilities in the Netherlands
and low levels of female labor force participation. "The expected
increase in female labour force participation in the event of
sufficient child care facilities is estimated on the basis of data on
the labour force participation by women by age of children, and on the
basis of two studies into the demand for child care, also specified by
age of the children." Government policies that would create
opportunities for women to combine a paying job with household
activities and child care are also
discussed.
Correspondence: J. A. den Hertog, Economisch
Instituut RU Utrecht, Domplein 24, 3512 JE Utrecht, Netherlands.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40596 Du,
Yajun. The change of the population age structure and
employment. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 3, May 29, 1988. 14-6 pp. Beijing,
China. In Chi.
The age structure of the population and its impact
on employment in China is studied. The author notes that the
demographic transition has occurred rapidly and that changes in the age
structure have created employment problems in various regions of the
country. Data are from official Chinese sources. The impact of
changes in the age structure on employment over the next 30 years is
considered.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40597
Ellingsaeter, Anne L. Normalization of part-time
work: a study of women's employment and working time patterns in the
1980s. [Normalisering av deltidsarbeidet: en analyse av endring i
kvinners yrkesaktivitet og arbeidstid i 80-arene.] Sosiale og
Okonomiske Studier, No. 71, ISBN 82-537-2779-8. 1989. 127 pp.
Statistisk Sentralbyra: Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norway. In Nor. with sum. in
Eng.
Trends in female labor force participation in Norway during
the 1980s are analyzed. "A special emphasis is placed on analysing
both structural changes in the supply and the demand for part-time
work, and potential changes in the marginal character of part-time
work. The data sources are the Labour Force Sample Surveys, the Survey
on Part-time Work 1978 and the Survey on Working Time
1985."
Correspondence: Statistisk Sentralbyra, P. B. 8131
Dep., Oslo 1, Norway. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40598 Feng,
Lanrui; Jiang, Weiyu. A comparative study of the modes of
transference of surplus labor in China's countryside. Social
Sciences in China, Vol. 9, No. 3, Sep 1988. 64-77 pp. Beijing, China.
In Eng.
The problems posed by the recent development of a surplus
labor force in rural areas of China are examined. Separate
consideration is given to ways to absorb this surplus both within and
outside the agricultural sector, agricultural labor migration to other
rural areas, and rural-urban migration. The implications for
urbanization and migration policy are reviewed.
This is a
translation of the Chinese article in Zhongguo Shehui Kexue, No. 5,
1987.
Location: Princeton University Library (Gest).
55:40599 Goldin,
Claudia. Life-cycle labor-force participation of married
women: historical evidence and implications. Journal of Labor
Economics, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan 1989. 20-47 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In
Eng.
"The seven-fold increase, since 1920, in the labor force
participation rate of married women [in the United States] was not
accompanied by a substantial increase in average work experience among
employed married women. Two data sets giving life-cycle labor-force
histories for cohorts of women born from the 1880s to 1910s indicate
considerable (unconditional) heterogeneity in labor-force
participation. Employed married women had substantial attachment to
their jobs; increased participation brought in women with little prior
work experience. Average work experience among cross sections of
employed married women increased from 9.1 to 10.5 years over the
1930-50 period. Implications for 'wage discrimination' are
discussed."
Correspondence: C. Goldin, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Location: U.S. Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40600 Greenstein,
Theodore. Human capital, marital and birth timing, and the
postnatal labor force participation of married women. Journal of
Family Issues, Vol. 10, No. 3, Sep 1989. 359-82 pp. Newbury Park,
California. In Eng.
"Using materials from the [U.S.] National
Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience of Young Women, this
article analyzes postnatal labor force participation data for married
husband-present women over a 15-year period in order to study factors
associated with the length of time out of the labor force following the
first birth. Survival analyses and proportional hazards models
indicate that human capital variables (education, prebirth work
experience, and income) and marital and birth-timing variables (age at
first marriage and age at first birth) have significant estimated
effects on the rate and timing of reentry into the paid labor
force."
Correspondence: T. Greenstein, University of Texas,
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Box 19599,
Arlington, TX 76019. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
55:40601
Heidenreich, Hans-Joachim. Employment in April
1988: results of the microcensus. [Erwerbstatigkeit im April
1988: Ergebnis des Mikrozensus.] Wirtschaft und Statistik, No. 6, Jun
1989. 327-39 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
Employment data from the April 1988 microcensus of West Germany are
presented. Comparisons are made with results from earlier years.
Information is included on female labor force participation, the size
of the working-age population, unemployment, age-specific employment
rates, type of employment, working hours, and
income.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
55:40602 Kalleberg,
Arne L.; Rosenfeld, Rachel A. Work in the family and in
the labor market: a cross-national, reciprocal analysis. Carolina
Population Center Paper, No. 89-4, Mar 1989. 33, [11] pp. University of
North Carolina, Carolina Population Center: Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. In Eng.
"We examine the reciprocal relations between
men's and women's family involvement and labor market work in the U.S.,
Canada, Norway, and Sweden....Hours of labor market employment relate
negatively to U.S. women's percentage of household tasks and child
care. Moreover, involvement in domestic labor relates negatively to
hours employed for men and women in Norway and Sweden (but not in the
U.S.), suggesting their greater opportunities for part-time employment
as a way of reconciling family and labor market
responsibilities."
Correspondence: University of North
Carolina, Carolina Population Center, University Square, West Franklin
Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3997. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40603 Peterson,
Linda S. Labor force and informal employment in Mexico:
recent characteristics and trends. CIR Staff Paper, No. 50, Oct
1989. x, 86 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for International
Research: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report reviews available
information on the Mexican labor force and examines issues related to
underemployment and unemployment in the Mexican economy. Trends in the
composition of the labor force during the 1970's and 1980's are
reviewed based on national data for 1969 through 1979 and available
data for selected Mexican metropolitan areas through
1986."
Correspondence: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center
for International Research, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40604 Pozzebon,
Silvana; Mitchell, Olivia S. Married women's retirement
behavior. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1989.
39-53 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic of. In
Eng.
"In this paper we examine the economic and family determinants
of married women's retirement behavior. A life cycle model of wives'
retirement decisions is tested empirically using data on working
married women from the [U.S.] Longitudinal Retirement History Survey.
This exploratory analysis indicates that family considerations are more
important in wives' retirement decisions than own economic
opportunities. These findings contrast with those obtained previously
for male workers and if substantiated by other research could have
important implications for policy questions regarding pension and
Social Security reform."
Correspondence: S. Pozzebon,
Cornell University, Department of Labor Economics, NYSSILR, Ithaca, NY
14853. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40605 Presser,
Harriet B. Can we make time for children? The economy,
work schedules, and child care. Demography, Vol. 26, No. 4, Nov
1989. 523-43 pp. Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"The overall
objective of this address is to elaborate on the changing temporal
organization of the workplace [in the United States]--its growing
diversity and flexibility--and how these temporal dimensions affect the
management of child care, including parental care, when mothers with
young children are employed. Such an elaboration will present a more
complex--and realistic--view than currently exists of the context in
which employed parents are making both workplace and child care
decisions." Aspects considered include the changing demographic
context of motherhood and child-care needs, the reliance on relatives
for child care and their declining availability, alternative child-care
arrangements, workplace flexibility, and research and policy
implications.
Correspondence: H. B. Presser, University of
Maryland, Department of Sociology and Center on Population, Gender, and
Social Inequality, College Park, MD 20742. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40606 Robinson,
James G. A cohort analysis of trends in the labor force
participation of men and women in the United States: 1890 to
1985. Pub. Order No. DA8908381. 1988. 356 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
The author
studies trends in labor force participation in the United States using
a cohort analysis classified by sex in five-year age groups and
covering all quinquennial periods between 1890 and 1985. He examines
variations in cohort patterns of participation by race, marital status,
and educational attainment and identifies age, period, and cohort
components affecting labor force trends.
This work was prepared as a
doctoral dissertation at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 50(1).
55:40607 Suri, K.
C.; Bauer, J. G.; Rele, J. R. Analysis of work force in
India. Occasional Paper, No. 8 of 1988, [1988]. v, 159 pp. Office
of the Registrar General: New Delhi, India; Census Commissioner: New
Delhi, India. In Eng.
Labor force trends in India are analyzed
using 1971 and 1981 census data. "Work participation rates by age, sex
and rural/urban areas are presented. Trends in the composition of
workers by literacy and industrial classification are discussed.
Projections of the work force [are] made for India and the major states
up to the year 2001."
Correspondence: Office of the
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs,
2/A Mansingh Road, New Delhi, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40608 Szeman,
Zsuzsa. Social policy and the income structure of the
elderly in Hungary. Yearbook of Population Research in Finland,
Vol. 27, 1989. 60-6 pp. Helsinki, Finland. In Eng.
The author
explores reasons why a significant proportion of the postretirement
elderly in Hungary are seeking employment. Gaps in the social security
policy are cited as the main factor contributing to inadequate income.
Consequences of the current pension policy are
discussed.
Correspondence: Z. Szeman, Hungarian Academy of
Sciences, Institute of Sociology, 1051 Budapest, Roosevelt-ter 9,
Hungary. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40609 Zhang,
Zuoxing. A brief discussion on tendency and
characteristics of transfer of rural labor in the new stage.
Renkou Yanjiu, No. 4, Jul 29, 1987. 2-8 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
Recent trends in the rural labor force in China are analyzed using
official data for Hangzhou city. The major change identified and
explored is the switch from agriculture to
industry.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
