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Population Growth and Economic Development
 9781400878598

Table of contents :
FOREWORD
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
PART ONE RELATIONS BETWEEN POPULATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
II THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON POPULATION GROWTH
III THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PART TWO POPULATION TRENDS AND PROSPECTS IN INDIA
IV INDIA'S POPULATION CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE
V RECENT INDIAN MORTALITY AND FERTILITY TRENDS
VI PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN INDIAN MORTALITY AND FERTILITY
PART THREE FACTORS IN INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
VII GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
VHI POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE
IX AGRICULTURAL MANPOWER
X AGRICULTURAL AND OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
XI NON-AGRICULTURAL AND TOTAL OUTPUT LIMITING FACTORS AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
XII THE FINANCING OF DEVELOPMENT
XIII THE PRODUCTIVITY OF DEVELOPMENTAL OUTLAYS
PART FOUR INFLUENCE OF POPULATION GROWTH ON INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
XIV DEMOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES ON INDIA'S PROSPECTIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
XV POPULATION GROWTH AND LABOR SUPPLY
XVI POPULATION GROWTH AND THE DISPOSITION OF INCOME
XVII PROJECTIONS OF THE EFFECT OF REDUCED FERTILITY ON INDIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
XVIII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS OF PART FOUR
PART FIVE WIDER APPLICABILITY OF THE ANALYSIS
XIX INTRODUCTION TO PART FIVE
XX POPULATION CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-INCOME AREAS WITH DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS
XXI POPULATION CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH DIFFERENT INITIAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
XXII THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT COURSES OF FERTILITY AFTER 30 YEARS
XXIII POPULATION GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-INCOME AREAS: SUMMARY
APPENDICES:
A METHODS EMPLOYED IN ADJUSTING INDIAN POPULATION DATA AND PREPARING PROJECTIONS OF THE INDIAN POPULATION, 1956-1986
B METHODS EMPLOYED IN ADJUSTING MEXICAN POPULATION DATA AND PREPARING PROJECTIONS OF THE MEXICAN POPULATION, 1955-1985
C NOTES ON THE POPULATION OF MEXICO
INDEX

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POPULATION GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES

Population Growth and Economic Development in Low-Income Countries A CASE STUDY OF INDIA'S PROSPECTS

BY ANSLEY J. COALE AND EDGAR M. HOOVER

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 1958

Copyright © 1958, by Princeton University Press All Rights Reserved L. c. CARD 58-7124

Printed in the United States of America by Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.

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