Proceedings of professional meetings of general demographic concern, except for proceedings coded under the specific topic discussed and cross-referenced to this heading. Items about conferences are also classified under this heading.
65:30816 American Statistical Association
[ASA] (Alexandria, Virginia). 1997 proceedings of the
section on government statistics and section on social statistics.
ISBN 1-883276-61-6. [1997]. ix, 430 pp. Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
These are the papers presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Statistical Association, held in Anaheim, California, August
10-14, 1997. Sections are included on U.S. immigration, data content in
Census 2000, longitudinal survey data analysis, health-related
statistics, reporting multiple racial identities, examining immigration
flows, and estimates for income and population.
Selected items will
be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Correspondence: American Statistical Association,
1429 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3402. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30817 Cairo Demographic Center (Cairo,
Egypt). CDC 26th annual seminar on population issues in
the Middle East, Africa and Asia. CDC Research Monograph Series,
No. 26, 1997. 568 pp. Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
These are the
proceedings of the 26th annual seminar organized by the Cairo
Demographic Center and held in Cairo, Egypt, on December 17-19, 1996.
The focus is on work undertaken by staff and students at the center;
the primary geographical focus is on Egypt, although several of the
studies concern other developing countries. The 24 papers are organized
into seven parts, which are entitled Population and development, Family
planning, Fertility, Health, Reproductive health, Labour force, and
Other topics.
Correspondence: Cairo Demographic Center, 78
Street No. 4, El-Hdhaba Elolya, Mokattam 11571, Cairo, Egypt. E-mail:
cdc@frcu.eun.eg. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30818 Cairo Demographic Center (Cairo,
Egypt). CDC 27th annual seminar on population issues in
the Middle East, Africa and Asia. CDC Research Monograph Series,
No. 27, 1998. 770 pp. Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
These are the
proceedings of the 27th annual seminar organized by the Cairo
Demographic Center and held in Cairo, Egypt, on December 16-18, 1997.
The focus is on work undertaken by staff and students at the center;
the primary geographical focus is on Egypt, although several of the
studies concern other developing countries. The 33 papers are organized
into seven parts, which are entitled Population and development, Family
planning, Fertility, Reproductive health, Labour force, Migration, and
Other topics.
Correspondence: Cairo Demographic Center, 78
Street No. 4, El-Hdhaba Elolya, Mokattam 11571, Cairo, Egypt. E-mail:
cdc@frcu.eun.eg. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30819 Gendreau, Francis; de Carvalho Lucas,
Elisabete. Crises, poverty, and demographic changes in the
developing countries. [Crises, pauvreté et changements
démographiques dans les pays du sud.] Universités
Francophones, Actualité Scientifique, ISBN 2-84371-036-7. 1998.
415 pp. Editions ESTEM: Paris, France; Université des
Réseaux d'Expression Française [UREF]: Paris, France;
Association des Universités Partiellement ou Entièrement
de Langue Française [AUPELF]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This
collective work examines the relationships among poverty, demographic
developments, and the crises experienced by developing countries. It is
a product of a conference held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November
13-15, 1996, organized by the demographic network of the UREF (the
French-speaking university network). The 23 papers are organized into
five sections: Socio-political changes, crises, and transitions;
Theoretical and methodological approaches; Marriage, the family, and
urban impoverishment; Adaptation strategies employed by rural families;
and Diversity in fertility changes.
Selected items will be cited in
this or subsequent issues of Population Index.
Correspondence:
Editions ESTEM, 7 rue Jacquemont, 75017 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30820 United Nations. Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] (Bangkok, Thailand); United
Nations Population Fund [UNFPA] (New York, New York).
Asia-Pacific population policies and programmes: future
directions. Asian Population Studies Series, No. 153, Pub. Order
No. ST/ESCAP/1923. Mar 1998. [12], 268 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
This is a report of a meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand, March
24-27, 1998. "The principal objectives of the Meeting were to
review the implementation of the Bali Declaration on Population and
Sustainable Development adopted at the Fourth Asian and Pacific
Population Conference, held in Bali, Indonesia, in 1992, as well as to
identify the constraints and obstacles faced by ESCAP members and
associate members in implementing the 1994 [Cairo] Programme of
Action.... The Meeting sought to identify the most important challenges
faced by the countries in implementing their population programmes;
particularly in reorienting them according to the recommendations of
the Programme of Action, and to formulate a set of key future
actions." The 12 background papers prepared for the meeting are
also included.
Correspondence: UN Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Building,
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30821 United Nations. Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] (Bangkok,
Thailand). Report and recommendations of the Expert Group
Meeting on Adolescents: implications of population trends, environment,
and development, 30 September-2 October 1997, Bangkok. Asian
Population Studies Series, No. 149, 1998. vi, 81 pp. Bangkok, Thailand.
In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a 1997 meeting held in
Bangkok, Thailand, on aspects of adolescent behavior in Asia and
Oceania. The proceedings include the following chapters:
Adolescence--why is it important?; Cohort changes and marriage
patterns; Poverty, malnutrition and child labour; Education; Marriage
and sexuality--which comes first?; The threat posed by reproductive
tract infection, sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency
virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Access to reproductive
health services and information; Gender equity and gender relations;
and Research and information needs. Two background papers prepared for
the meeting are cited separately.
Selected items will be cited in
this or subsequent issues of Population Index.
Location:
Population Council Library, New York, NY.
