Differential Mortality: Methodological Issues and Biosocial Factors (International Studies in Demography) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0198288824 ISBN 13: 9780198288824

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 1995

Riassunto

The decline of mortality in the less developed countries during the last thirty years has not been uniform across various strata of the national populations. Strongly pronounced differentials in survival chances exist between the urban white collar elites and the rural and city slum dwellers, and particularly affect women and children. This volume presents papers outlining new conceptual approaches and methodological issues related to the study of differential mortality, and explores such issues as the demographic impacts of famine and other disasters, the contribution of fertility decline to mortality change, and new health problems resulting from the aging of the population.

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Recensione

All the papers appear to be of a high academic standard, and the topics discussed are of considerable relevance and importance ... It will be read for many years to come with benefit by scholars of many disciplines and also by others who are interested and concerned with the welfare of developing countries. (Journal of Biosocial Science)

L'autore

Lado Ruzicka is at Australian National University, Canberra. Guillaume Wunsch is at Catholic University of Louvain.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198288824
• ISBN 13: 9780198288824
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Redattore: Ruzicka Lado
• Contatto del produttore: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia