56:20001 Levy,
Michel L. Understanding demography. [Dechiffrer la
demographie.] Serie Analyse, No. 9, 1990. 272 pp. Syros-Alternatives:
Paris, France. In Fre.
This is an introduction to the concepts of
demography and is designed for the general reader. Chapters are
included on demography in France, some demographic calculations, the
history of population statistics, population history around the world,
mortality, fertility, nuptiality, family anthropology, migration and
development, and population characteristics. Appendixes include a
glossary, biographies, a bibliography, and an index of names cited and
graphics used.
Correspondence: Syros-Alternatives, 6 rue
Montmartre, 75001 Paris, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:20002 Zvereva, N.
V.; Medkov, V. M. Population: past, present, future.
[Narodonaselenie: proshloe, nastoyashchee, budushchee.] LC 86-163999.
1987. 253, [3] pp. Mysl': Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This is a
collection of papers by various authors on aspects of population growth
and social progress from the perspective of Marxist-Leninist theory.
The first part contains four papers on theoretical aspects of
population. The second part includes eight papers on population
dynamics, including population quality, social change, migration,
reproduction, continuity, laws of demographic processes, and the
environment.
Correspondence: Mysl', Leninskii Prospect 15,
117071 Moscow, USSR. Location: U.S. Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
56:20003 Henripin,
Jacques. World population and the worries it causes.
[La population mondiale et les inquietudes qu'elle suscite.] Politiques
de Population: Etudes et Documents, Vol. 4, No. 2, Jan 1990. 5-65 pp.
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Some general
issues concerning world population growth are reviewed. The author
notes that estimates of the world's carrying capacity have varied from
10 billion to 60 million billion. He attempts to summarize the
limitations on population growth that might be imposed by availability
of resources, particularly food and minerals. The importance of
distinguishing between population size and rate of growth when
considering the impact of population is also noted. The author
concludes that the result of the race between population growth and
increased food production in the developing world is still uncertain,
particularly in Africa, and the problems of increasing food production
are more economic, political, and ethical than technical. The role of
the developed world in resolving such problems is
assessed.
Correspondence: J. Henripin, University of
Montreal, Department of Demography, CP 6128, Succursale A, Montreal,
Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:20004 Morrison,
Peter A. Applied demography: its growing scope and future
direction. Futurist, Vol. 24, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1990. 9-15 pp.
Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
An introduction to the concepts and
contributions of applied demography is presented. The author asserts
that "the demographic perspective will play a key role in helping
decision makers in both the public and the private sectors understand
and prepare for the future." The geographical focus is on the United
States.
Correspondence: P. A. Morrison, RAND Corporation,
Population Research Center, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90406.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
56:20005
Beaujeu-Garnier, Jacqueline. Was Malthus in the
right? [Malthus avait-il raison?] Espace, Populations, Societes,
No. 3, 1989. 305-15 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng.
The author considers the veracity of Malthus's population
theory in the light of subsequent demographic developments. She
examines current trends in both population growth and economic
development throughout the world. Differences between developed and
developing countries are discussed in relation to population growth,
availability of natural resources, and trends toward
modernization.
Correspondence: J. Beaujeu-Garnier,
Universite de Paris I, 191 rue Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:20006 Greenhalgh,
Susan. Toward a political economy of fertility:
anthropological contributions. Population Council Research
Division Working Paper, No. 12, 1990. 34 pp. Population Council,
Research Division: New York, New York. In Eng.
The political
economy approach to understanding reasons for fertility declines is
examined as an alternative to the demographic transition theory. "A
political economy of fertility directs attention to the embeddedness of
community institutions in structures and processes, especially
political and economic ones, operating at regional, national, and
global levels, and the historical roots of those macro-micro linkages.
This essay highlights the contributions of cultural anthropology to
this area of inquiry, stressing conceptual contributions that have been
overlooked in the enthusiasm for anthropological methods. The essay
provides a preliminary formulation of the basic precepts of a political
economy of fertility, and enumerates some of the obstacles that must be
overcome before a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to demographic
political economy can take root and
flower."
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:20007 Pollak,
Robert A. Two-sex demographic models. Journal of
Political Economy, Vol. 98, No. 2, Apr 1990. 399-420 pp. Chicago,
Illinois. In Eng.
"Classical stable population theory, the standard
model of population age structure and growth, is ill suited to
addressing many issues that concern economists and demographers because
it is a 'one-sex' theory. This paper investigates the existence,
uniqueness, and dynamic stability of equilibrium in the birth
matrix-mating rule (BMMR) model, a new model of age structure and
growth for two-sex, monogamously mating, populations. The paper shows,
by means of examples, that the BMMR model can have multiple nontrivial
equilibria and establishes sufficient conditions for uniqueness. It
generalizes a theorem of W. Brian Arthur to nonlinear systems and uses
it to establish sufficient conditions for local dynamic
stability."
Correspondence: R. A. Pollak, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
56:20008 King,
Miriam. All in the family? The incompatibility and
reconciliation of family demography and family history. Historical
Methods, Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter 1990. 32-40 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
The author uses an article by Steven Ruggles on aspects of
family demography to examine two broad questions. One concerns the
relatively small overlap between demography and family history. The
other addresses the potential that demography has to offer family
historians. She concludes that the conceptual differences between
family history and family demography limit the applicability of
demographic methods for the study of family history.
For the article
by Ruggles, also published in 1990, see elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence: M. King, University of Pennsylvania,
Population Studies Center, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:20009 Yengoyan,
Aram A. Anthropology and demography: a perspective from
aboriginal Australia hunting and gathering societies. In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population, New Delhi, September/septembre 20-27, 1989. Vol. 2, 1989.
345-51 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
[IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
Problems in using methods of
demographic analysis and demographic theory for anthropological
research are briefly discussed, with particular consideration given to
the use of equilibrium models. The discussion is illustrated using the
example of aboriginal hunting and gathering societies in
Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:20010 Anderson,
Alan J. B. Interpreting data: a first course in
statistics. ISBN 0-412-29560-1. LC 88-16195. 1989. xvi, 223 pp.
Chapman and Hall: New York, New York/London, England. In Eng.
This
is an introductory textbook designed for a first-year undergraduate
statistics course at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In addition
to the basic subjects generally included in introductory statistics
courses, it contains demographic topics, including the components of
population change; population projection; data sources; controlled
experiments, including twin studies and clinical trials; longitudinal
analysis; interrupted time series; social surveys; data analysis and
the computer; and smoking and lung cancer.
Correspondence:
Chapman and Hall, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
56:20011 Greene,
Geoffrey. Planning for population, labour force and
service demand: a microcomputer-based training module. Background
Papers for Training in Population, Human Resources and Development
Planning, No. 3, ISBN 92-2-105622-8. 1986. v, 100 pp. International
Labour Office [ILO], World Employment Programme: Geneva, Switzerland.
In Eng.
"The present paper represents the first major output from
the work on the ILO Training Module Sequence, the purpose of which is
to provide microcomputer-based interactive software for use by
trainer/trainees in population, human resources and development
planning training programmes. This background paper, which gives an
introduction to the concepts incorporated in the programme and
instructions on how to use it, together with the computer programme
itself, form Training Module 1 (TM1)....First, [the paper] introduces
the user to the TM1 programme....Second, it contains a formal
description of the demographic projection model which is the core of
the TM1 programme and is intended to serve as an introduction to the
technical literature of development planning training models. Third,
it contains extensive documentation of the choices available to the
trainee at every stage of the process which serves as a reference
manual for the TM1 programme. Programme diskettes are available on
request from the Employment Planning and Population Branch of the ILO,
Geneva."
Correspondence: International Labour Office, 4
Route des Morillons, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. Location:
Princeton University Library (IR).
56:20012 Peters,
Gary L.; Larkin, Robert P. Population geography:
problems, concepts, and prospects. 3rd ed. ISBN 0-8403-4722-7. LC
89-80307. 1989. xii, 295 pp. Kendall/Hunt: Dubuque, Iowa. In Eng.
The third edition of this introduction to population geography,
includes chapters on population growth and change, population data,
population distribution and composition, theories of population change,
mortality, fertility, population policy and family planning programs,
migration and mobility, urbanization, the environment, food supply, and
practical applications and case studies of population issues.
For
the second edition, published in 1983, see 51:30012.
Correspondence: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2460
Kerper Boulevard, P.O. Box 539, Dubuque, IA 52004-0539.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:20013 Valentei,
D. I.; Kvasha, A. Ya. The fundamentals of demography.
[Osnovy demografii.] ISBN 5-244-00054-3. 1989. 285 pp. Mysl': Moscow,
USSR. In Rus.
This is a revised edition of a basic textbook on
demography, originally published in 1980. It includes more emphasis on
theoretical aspects of demography based on the work of both Soviet and
foreign researchers, as well as original methods for the analysis of
family development and regional demographic trends. A critique of some
new concepts being developed by bourgeois demographers is
included.
Correspondence: Mysl', Leninskii Pr. 15, 117071
Moscow, USSR. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:20014 Zvidrins,
Peteris P. Demography. [Demografija.] 2nd ed. ISBN
5-405-00104-X. 1989. 354 pp. Zvaigzne: Riga, USSR. In Lav.
This
basic textbook on demography is based on courses given at the Latvian
University in Riga. It contains chapters on the theory and history of
demography, population statistics and demographic methods, population
size and distribution, population characteristics, nuptiality and
divorce, fertility, mortality, migration, economic demography, the
current demographic situation and population policy, population
projections, and theories of population growth. The primary
geographical focus is on Latvia and the other countries of the Baltic
region.
Correspondence: Zvaigzne, Gorkija iela 105, 226013
Riga, Latvia, USSR.
