Regional studies are defined as international, national, and subnational, but not global.
Major, book-length, regional analyses and studies centering on the structure of population and on the components and rates of growth in the modern period.
64:40032 Bangladesh. Bureau of Statistics.
Statistics Division (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Women and men in
Bangladesh, facts and figures: 1970-90. ISBN 984-508-156-8. Apr
1995. vii, 106 pp. Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Eng.
This volume presents
a selection of statistics on women and men in Bangladesh, together with
appropriate commentary on those statistics. There are chapters on
population size by sex, including age structure, missing women, and
aging; families and households; marriage and reproduction, including
age at first birth, differential fertility, and unwanted childbearing;
health and contraception, including mortality, causes of death, and
life expectancy; education and training; work and access to productive
resources; migration and urbanization; and participation in public
life.
Correspondence: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics,
Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Location: Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY.
64:40033 Bose, Ashish; Haldar, Anita; Bist,
Mohan S.; Guha, Romita; Kumar, Sunil. Supplement 1998:
demographic diversity of India, 1991 census. State and district level
data. A reference book. ISBN 81-7018-997-7. 1998. xxi, 164 pp. B.
R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
This work presents additional
demographic data for India from the 1991 census in a user-friendly
format. The data are provided separately for states and territories.
Part I has basic data for India as a whole. Part II has general
population data for states and districts, including data on rural and
urban population; density, sex ratio, percent urban, and literacy;
labor force; and annual rate of population growth and social
characteristics. Part III has data on religion. Part IV has data on
language.
Correspondence: B. R. Publishing, D. K.
Publishers Distributors (P), A-6 Nimri Community Centre, Near Bharat
Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Delhi 110 052, India. E-mail:
brpcltd@del2.vsnl.net.in. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40034 Fine, Agnès; Sangoï,
Jean-Claude. The French population in the twentieth
century. [La population français au xx siècle.] Que
Sais-Je?, No. 1167, ISBN 2-13-048622-3. 1998. 128 pp. Presses
Universitaires de France: Paris, France. In Fre.
This work
describes demographic developments in France from World War I to the
present day. It is divided into three chapters, which are about the
period of demographic crisis from 1914 to 1945, the period of growth
from 1945 to 1975, and the period of turbulence from 1975 to 1995. The
work is primarily based on official French statistical
sources.
Correspondence: Presses Universitaires de France,
108 boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40035 Pashina, Ludmilla; Dunlop,
John. Newly independent states of the former Soviet Union:
statistical materials. Indexed list. IPC Staff Paper, No. 93, Jun
1998. vi, 226 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Programs
Center: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This bibliography provides
information about the available reference materials on economic,
demographic, and social topics for the 15 countries that were part of
the former Soviet Union. It is divided into six sections: statistical
handbooks, press releases, reports, periodicals, other materials, and
miscellaneous tables. Each section is arranged alphabetically by
country. Information is also included on reference materials for groups
of countries and regions, including the Baltic countries, the Caucasus,
the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Council of Mutual
Economic Aid.
The information presented here updates that in the
publication cited in 63:30796.
Correspondence: U.S. Bureau
of the Census, International Programs Center, Population Division,
Washington, D.C. 20233-8860. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40036 Srinivasan, K.; Shariff, Abusaleh;
Zaman, Wasim A.; Bierring, Christina. India: towards
population and development goals. ISBN 0-19-564374-7. LC
98-164984. 1997. xvi, 194 pp. United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA]:
New York, New York; Oxford University Press: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This book presents a review, making extensive use of figures and
graphics, of the progress made in India toward achieving the
demographic and social development goals agreed to at the International
Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994.
There are sections on human development; population, including size and
growth, sex ratio, and urbanization; fertility; reproductive health,
including contraception, birth spacing, higher order births, teenage
pregnancy, and deliveries attended by trained personnel; mortality and
public health, including maternal mortality, infant and child
mortality, and life expectancy; literacy and education; and economic
growth and disparity.
Correspondence: Oxford University
Press, YMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi 110 001, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
64:40037 Winckler, Onn.
Population growth and migration in Jordan, 1950-1994. ISBN
1-898723-65-6. 1997. xii, 138 pp. Sussex Academic Press: Brighton,
England. In Eng.
"The main purpose of this book is to describe
and analyse the demographic trends and developments in Jordan within
the framework of the demographic developments taking place throughout
the Middle East during the second half of the twentieth century....
Chapter 1 deals with the natural increase of Jordan's population
including birth and death rates; distribution of the population by age;
rate and age of first marriage; contraceptive use; and the economic
consequences of the high rates of natural increase.... Chapter 2 deals
with the migration of Jordanians and Palestinians to the oil-producing
countries of the Middle East (the GCC countries and Libya), which was
one of the most important consequences of Jordan's rapid population
growth.... Chapter 3 describes and analyses the attitudes of the
Jordanian authorities towards the three main demographic trends: the
rapid population growth; the migration of Jordanian/Palestinian workers
to the oil-producing countries; and the increase in the number of
foreign workers in the Kingdom. The fourth and last chapter deals with
the economic-demographic factor in the Jordanian-Israeli peace process
(October 1994)."
Correspondence: Sussex Academic
Press, 18 Chichester Place, Brighton BN2 1FF, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
Regional studies that are fewer than 100 pages in length and that focus on the structure of population and on the components and rates of growth in the modern period.
64:40038 Attané, Isabelle; Courbage,
Youssef. China and Indonesia, two ways toward the
demographic transition. [Chine et Indonésie, deux voies
vers la transition de la fécondité.] Population et
Sociétés, No. 337, Jul-Aug 1998. 4 pp. Institut National
d'Etudes Démographiques [INED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
These
two short studies examine the process of the transition from high to
low fertility that has taken place in China and Indonesia. The first,
by Attané, examines what has happened in China, where the
government has actively tried to affect fertility through policy
measures. The second, by Courbage, looks at the situation in Indonesia,
where the government has been less intrusive. The relative similarity
in demographic trends between the two countries despite these policy
contrasts is noted.
Correspondence: Institut National
d'Etudes Démographiques, 133 boulevard Davout, 75980 Paris Cedex
20, France. E-mail: ined@ined.fr. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
64:40039 Chesnais, Jean-Claude.
The population of the United States since 1945. [La population
des Etats-Unis depuis 1945.] Population et Sociétés, No.
336, Jun 1998. 4 pp. Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques
[INED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This is a general review of
population trends in the United States since its formation in the late
eighteenth century. Attention is given to changing migration trends
over time and to changes in the ethnic composition of the population.
Some comparisons are made between population trends in the United
States and Europe from 1960 to 1995.
Correspondence:
Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques, 133 boulevard
Davout, 75980 Paris Cedex 20, France. E-mail: ined@ined.fr.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40040 del Rey Calero, José.
Epidemiological aspects of population dynamics.
[Dinámica de población y aspectos
epidemiológicos.] In: La explosión demográfica y
la regulación de la natalidad, edited by José Botella
Llusiá and Salustiano del Campo Urbano. 1997. 45-54 pp.
Editorial Síntesis: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
Current
population trends in Spain are analyzed from an epidemiological
perspective. This involves an analysis of the changing characteristics
of the population associated with the aging of the population, changes
in fertility, and the impact of migration. The author also examines the
demographic impact of recent economic and sociological changes. The
paper concludes by looking at objectives of national health policies,
the cost-effectiveness of health interventions, and the determinants of
the demand for health services.
Correspondence: J. del Rey
Calero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40041 Dumont,
Gérard-François. The population of France in
1997. [La population de la France en 1997.] ISBN 2-86419-026-5.
Mar 1998. 8 pp. Association pour la Recherche et l'Information
Démographiques [APRD]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This is one in
a series of annual reports summarizing the demographic situation in
France. This report is in two parts. In the first part, the author
describes how the decline in fertility is contributing to the aging of
the population. In the second part, he describes demographic trends in
the Auvergne, where the population is decreasing in size, and the
distribution of maternity centers in the region.
For a previous
report for 1996, see 64:10026.
Correspondence: Association
pour la Recherche et l'Information Démographiques,
Université de Paris-Sorbonne, 191 rue Saint-Jacques, 75005
Paris, France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40042 European Communities. Commission
(Luxembourg). Demographic report 1997. ISBN
92-828-0872-6. 1998. 34 pp. Luxembourg. In Eng.
This is one in a
series of reports that examine population trends in the countries of
the European Union. The report is in three parts. The first looks at
the impact of demographic aging on the characteristics of the
population of working age. The second examines how demographic trends
will affect regional socioeconomic differences. The third section
reviews the major demographic trends in the 12 countries that have
applied to join the European Union.
For the first report in this
series, published in 1995, see 62:10036.
Correspondence:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2985
Luxembourg. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40043 McCarthy, Jeff; Bernstein,
Ann. Post-apartheid population and income trends: a new
analysis. CDE Research, No. 1, LC 96-200347. Sep 1995. 32 pp.
Centre for Development and Enterprise: Johannesburg, South Africa. In
Eng.
This summary report, which is based on the original research
conducted by Charles Simkins, uses recent censuses and other sources of
data to analyze demographic and income trends in South Africa following
the end of the system of apartheid. Although many of the data needed to
analyze such trends are not yet available, the analysis indicates that
(1) the more recent population projections may be below those
calculated before 1992, (2) there has been a gradual and widely
diffused increase in black living standards despite a drop in real per
capita income for the country as a whole, (3) there has been a decline
in black fertility rates during the 1980s and 1990s, and (4)
metropolitan areas are not growing as quickly as had been
expected.
Correspondence: Centre for Development and
Enterprise, P.O. Box 1936, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa.
Location: Columbia University Library, New York, NY.
64:40044 Molnár,
Györgyné. Past and present of Baranya county
as reflected in demography. [Baranya megye múltja és
jelene a demográfia tükrében.] Statisztikai Szemle,
Vol. 76, No. 7-8, Jul-Aug 1998. 592-609 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun.
with sum. in Eng.
"The study sets forth a demographical
analysis of Baranya, a South-Transdanubian county of Hungary [in the
twentieth century].... The author analyses to what extent the various
demographical phenomena have determined the...number of population, its
structure by age and sex as well as the economic activity of the
population in the past and in...recent times."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40045 Pérez, Lisandro.
The population of Cuba: the growth and characteristics of its labor
force. Columbia Journal of World Business, Vol. 30, No. 1, Spring
1995. 58-65 pp. Greenwich, Connecticut. In Eng.
"This paper
analyzes Cuba's current demographic picture, and emphasizes the
characteristics of its labor force that will influence dynamic change.
Overall, the contribution of the labor force to the development of a
market economy is likely to be positive, given its low dependency
ratio, the high level of education, and the value placed on
entrepreneurship."
Correspondence: L. Pérez,
Florida International University, Cuban Research Insitute, University
Park, Miami, FL 33199. Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
64:40046 Purozhkov, S. I.; Dakiza-Sachuk, N.
M.; Zapatrina, I. V. The Ukraine in demographic terms:
past, present, and future. [Ukraïna v demografichnomu vimiri:
minule, suchasne, maibutnye.] No. 35, 1995. 66 pp. Natsional'nii
Institut Strategichnikh Doslidzhen': Kiev, Ukraine. In Ukr.
This is
a general introduction to the demography of the population of the
Ukraine. Topics covered include past trends, population dynamics, the
demographic transition, current trends, family planning, mortality,
health, demographic analysis, socioeconomic policy with demographic
implications, and future projections.
Correspondence:
Natsional'nii Institut Strategichnikh Doslidzhen', vul. Pirogova
7a, 252030 Kiev, Ukraine. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40047 Reed, John M. Population
trends: Bolivia. International Brief, No. 98-1, Mar 1998. 4 pp.
U.S. Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is one in
a series of publications highlighting key aspects of the current
demographic situation in selected countries. This report examines
Bolivia and has sections on population and geography; mortality;
population by age and sex; infant and under five mortality rates by
residence; fertility; contraceptive prevalence; trends in current use
of contraception among women in union by method; distribution of
contraceptive users by method; contraceptive use among women in union
by region; literacy; urbanization; and unmet need for family planning
by residence and education.
Correspondence: U.S. Bureau of
the Census, International Programs Center, Population Studies Branch,
Washington, D.C. 20233-8860. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40048 Saha, Kalyan B.; Saha, Uma.
An overview of the socio-economic and demographic transition among
the Santal: a census analysis. Man in India, Vol. 78, No. 1-2,
Mar-Jun 1998. 87-101 pp. Ranchi, India. In Eng.
The Santals are
described as the largest, most integrated, and possibly the most
resilient tribe in eastern India. "The paper aims at looking into
the parameters that set Santals in the process of socio-economic and
demographic transformation and subsequently search for, the plausible
explanation for the underlying mechanism for such changes.... The paper
discusses the growth of their population and finds that Santals are
growing below national average with increase in concentration in some
of the pockets in Bihar and West Bengal, while it is spreading towards
evenness in Orissa. In the absence of 1991 census data on the tribe
wise breakdown the analysis has been restricted to the 1961, 1971 and
1981 census returns and availability of the literature on the
tribe."
Correspondence: K. B. Saha, International
Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai
400 088, India. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
