New Research Shows Poverty is Responsible for High Fertility.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49112) has announced the addition of "Poverty Reduction - An Effective Means of Population Control" to their offering. This book contends that high fertility is rational in that it achieves short term economic benefit and long term old age-support for families. Wider macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. effects are not the concern of the individual family. This means that the fertility choices of the poor are not a result of ignorance. The objective of this book is to drive home the fact that it is poverty that is responsible for high fertility and that until the problem of poverty is effectively dealt with the problem of high fertility will continue to persist. The book concludes with a series of policy recommendations for the eradication of poverty. About the Author/Editor Mohammed Sharif is Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island History The University was first chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The site of the school was originally the Oliver Watson Farm, and the original farmhouse still lies on the campus today. , USA. He specializes in Development Economics with special focus on poverty, subsistence, inequity, and fertility in developing countries. He has published in a wide range of journals including Kyklos and Cambridge Journal of Economics and has presented results of his research in the World Congress of the Econometric Society The Econometric Society, an International Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in its Relation with Statistics and Mathematics was founded on December 29, 1930 at the Stalton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. The sixteen founding members were: Ragnar Frisch, Charles F. and the Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association The American Economic Association, or AEA, is the oldest and most important professional organization in the field of economics. It was established in 1885 by religious and social reformer Richard T. . His book on Work Behavior Work behavior is a term used to describe the behavior one uses in the workplace and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior. This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others. of the Worlds Poor - Theory, Evidence, and Policy, also published by Ashgate, has received a laudatory laud·a·to·ry adj. Expressing or conferring praise: a laudatory review of the new play. laudatory Adjective (of speech or writing) expressing praise Adj. review by the Journal of Economic Literature. Reviews: Essential reading for those with an interest in the issue of population and development. The book offers an interesting blend of analytical and empirical insights in modelling fertility and poverty, and drawing policy implications. Dr Sushanta Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London It is a research-based university, with a strong international reputation, and with twenty-four percent of its students coming from abroad.[4] Queen Mary incorporates several leading international research units such as the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, the , UK The book makes a seminal contribution to foster better understanding on the dynamics of the relationship between population and development and will constitute an important reference for academics, researchers and students interested in the subject. Dr. Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury, Honorary Professor, Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University is the largest and the oldest university of Nepal. It is situated in Kirtipur. The university was established in 1959 as the first university of the country. , Kathmandu, Nepal Topics Covered: -Population control policy-problems of assumptions -Population control policy and working poor behaviour - an analysis of incompatibility -Irrational Fertility Behaviour Hypothesis - An Empirical Examination, 1998-2000 Data -Irrational Fertility Behaviour Hypothesis - Further Evidence, 2001-05 Data -Child Participation, Nature of Work, and Fertility Demand - A Theoretical Analysis -The Observed Landholding-Fertility Relationship - Is It Monotonic monotonic - In domain theory, a function f : D -> C is monotonic (or monotone) if for all x,y in D, x <= y => f(x) <= f(y). ("<=" is written in LaTeX as \sqsubseteq). ? -Poverty and Fertility - Evidence and Policy Implications, 1998-2000 Data -Poverty and Fertility - Further Evidence, 2001-05 Data -Poverty eradication policies For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49112 |
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