61:20001 Leisinger,
Klaus M. Hope as a principle. Population growth:
insights and prospects. [Hoffnung als Prinzip.
Bevolkerungswachstum: Einblicke und Ausblicke.] ISBN 3-7643-2757-X.
1993. 423 pp. Birkhauser Verlag: Basel, Switzerland. In Ger.
The
problems of rapid global population growth are discussed, and the need
for policies to control this growth is stressed. Chapters are included
on worldwide demographic trends, with an emphasis on developing
countries; cultural and socioeconomic influences on birth rates;
effects of high population growth rates; demographic transition theory
and whether the historical European experience can serve as an example
for the third world; and requirements for an ethical population
policy.
Correspondence: Birkhauser Verlag, Klosterberg 23,
P.O. Box 133, 4010 Basel, Switzerland. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:20002 Sadik,
Nafis. Making a difference: twenty-five years of UNFPA
experience. ISBN 0-89714-252-7. 1994. x, 150 pp. Banson: London,
England. In Eng.
"This volume reviews the Fund's experience over
the past quarter century. It examines UNFPA programming strategies and
how these are carried out. It includes a comprehensive regional and
interregional analysis of the Fund's work, and it brings the story up
to date with a discussion of the Cairo Conference and its implications.
The book shows how, as peoples' and countries' needs have changed, the
organization has adapted both its policies and its programmes to
respond--and how, in doing so, it has made a
difference."
Correspondence: Banson, 3 Turville Street,
London E2 7HR, England. Location: New York Public Library, New
York, NY.
61:20003 Tobias,
Michael. World War III: population and the biosphere at
the end of the millennium. ISBN 1-879181-18-5. LC 94-5019. 1994.
xxxvi, 609 pp. Bear: Santa Fe, New Mexico. In Eng.
This study
concerns the clash between the growth in human numbers and the
viability of the global biosphere, which the author calls World War
III. "This volume endeavors to analyze these battlegrounds by focusing
upon the major regions of the planet where particularly heavy
demographic pressures are conflicting with dense plant and animal
communities." The author first introduces the concept of balanced
population using the example of Antarctica, and then considers the
situation in China, India, Indonesia, Africa, and the developed world.
Next, he examines future population trends and their implications. In
a final chapter, he spells out an alternative future that he maintains
is still feasible. "Analyzing the actual costs/benefits of compassion,
vegetarianism, and prudent altruism, of living ethically within a
global commons and making appropriate and decisive trade-offs, I try to
offer the hope that is more than justified by the many technical,
political, cultural, community, and individual solutions being
implemented or discussed throughout the
world."
Correspondence: Bear and Company, P.O. Box 2860,
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2860. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
61:20004 Blacker, J.
G. C. Trends in demographic change. Transactions of
the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 87, Suppl. 1,
Apr 1993. 3-8 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"The paper reviews
changes in fertility and mortality in Asia, Africa and Latin America
which have taken place during the last 40 years. In the Far East and in
Latin America dramatic falls in fertility have occurred, but in the
Indian sub-continent reductions in birth rates have been much more
sluggish, while in sub-Saharan Africa the evidence suggests that
fertility was rising rather than falling, though a few countries,
notably Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland and Senegal, now appear to
have turned the corner. Despite famines and other disasters in Africa
and elsewhere, there is as yet no evidence that mortality has risen in
any countries of the 'Third World'; indeed both child and adult
mortality have continued to decline--a trend which is attributed to the
expansion of primary health care, improved education, and better
understanding of how to keep children
alive."
Correspondence: J. G. C. Blacker, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Population Studies, 99 Gower
Street, London WC1E 6AZ, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:20005 United
Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy
Analysis. Population Division (New York, New York).
Concise report on the world population situation in 1993: with
special emphasis on refugees. No. ST/ESA/SER.A/138, Pub. Order No.
E.95./xiii.5. ISBN 92-1-151277-8. Dec 1994. vii, 49 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
"The present report is the ninth in a series of
periodic concise reviews of world and regional developments in the
field of population....[It] covers levels and trends in refugee
populations and provides a factual basis for investigating their
economic and social implications....Chapter II provides a summary of
trends and governmental policies in the areas of population growth,
mortality, fertility, population distribution and international
migration in all countries....Chapter III examines the linkages between
population and the environment, focusing on the role of population with
regard to land, forests and water....The information on which the
present report is based is drawn from the files and databases
maintained by the [United Nations] Population Division."
For the
eighth report in this series, published in 1991, see 58:10101.
Correspondence: UN Department for Economic and Social
Information and Policy Analysis, Population Division, United Nations,
New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
61:20006 Veron,
Jacques. World population: challenges and prospects.
[La population mondiale: defis et perspectives.] Problemes Politiques
et Sociaux, No. 743, Jan 20, 1995. 77 pp. La Documentation Francaise:
Paris, France. In Fre.
This document brings together a selection of
texts that illustrate some of the issues discussed at the International
Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt, in
September 1994. The topics include population projections, the
demographic transition, carrying capacity, sustainable development, the
possibility of achieving socioeconomic development with rapid
population growth, and the need for a global approach to population
issues. The general theme of the work is that successful policies to
control fertility depend to a large extent on progress in education,
the status of women, and social well-being.
Correspondence:
La Documentation Francaise, 29 quai Voltaire, 75334 Paris Cedex 07,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:20007 Namboodiri,
Krishnan. The human ecological approach to the study of
population dynamics. Population Index, Vol. 60, No. 4, Winter
1994. 517-39 pp. Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"In this paper, I
begin with a brief sketch of the history of human ecology. I then
point out that its problems are more complex than those of general
ecology and review some basic features. A discussion of how the
demography of households can be approached from an ecological
perspective follows, then I outline ways to improve the formal and
methodological aspects of human ecology. To conclude the paper, I
argue that demographers could gain by thinking in human-ecological
terms."
Correspondence: K. Namboodiri, Ohio State
University, Department of Sociology, 300 Bricker Hall, 190 North Oval
Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1353. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
61:20008 Palomba,
Rossella; Righi, Alessandra. Information and education in
demography. Collection: Demography, ISBN 92-871-2111-7. 1993. 38
pp. Council of Europe: Strasbourg, France. In Eng.
This report,
which is also available in French, examines demographic information in
Europe. The focus is on the extent to which the media are adequately
informed about demographic issues and the extent of demographic content
in education curricula in schools and
universities.
Correspondence: Council of Europe, 67075
Strasbourg Cedex, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
61:20009 Pollard,
Irina. A guide to reproduction: social issues and human
concerns. ISBN 0-521-41862-3. LC 93-38304. 1994. xvi, 410 pp.
Cambridge University Press: New York, New York/Cambridge, England. In
Eng.
"The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive,
inter-disciplinary text for science and medical students, and others
wishing to up-date their knowledge of reproduction and related social
issues." Part 1, titled reproductive biology, includes chapters on
fertility and infertility, sex determination, puberty, the menstrual
cycle, sex behavior, sociobiology and reproductive success,
fertilization, parturition and lactation, the decline in male
reproduction, and menopause. Part 2, on reproduction and social
issues, includes considerations of population dynamics, the artificial
control of fertility, AIDS, and ethical aspects of human reproductive
biology.
Correspondence: Cambridge University Press, Pitt
Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
61:20010 Razin,
Assaf; Sadka, Efraim. Population economics. ISBN
0-262-18160-6. LC 94-27773. 1995. ix, 275 pp. MIT Press: Cambridge,
Massachusetts/London, England. In Eng.
This textbook concerns the
microeconomic aspects of population changes. "The book can serve as a
text for a graduate course or an advanced undergraduate course in
population economics. It can also be used as a supplementary text for
courses in public economics, labor economics, international trade,
development economics, and demography. The only prerequisite is
intermediate microeconomics." It is a follow-up to an earlier volume
written jointly with Marc Nerlove, and published in 1987. It includes
chapters on the microeconomics of fertility and child quality, ethical
considerations, externalities and corrective population policies,
income distribution and social security, growth and development, and
migration and trade."
For the study by Nerlove et al., see 53:30289.
Correspondence: MIT Press, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge,
MA 02142. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
