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Download full textAbegaz, Berhanu, Ed. – Studies in Third World Societies, 1986
The four papers in this volume discuss various facets of the poverty-demography interaction: the rationale for the desired family size of the poor, the problems of attaining such size, the effect of family size/structure on household economy, and the future well-being of the children of the poor. "Mass Poverty, Demography, and Development…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Developing Nations, Development
Chandler, William U. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1986
Bristling with facts, this article argues that what is needed today is a strategy of integrated development to meet basic needs all across the Third World. Stop-gap techniques such as oral rehydration programs that prevent death are good, but must be augmented by policies which promote food production, clean water, education, family planning, and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors
Peer reviewedWilliams, Maurice – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1978
From a report of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, presents the ingredients for a development program to help the world's poorest countries and people meet basic human needs. The program should include provisions for productivity and employment, food security, health services, lower rates of population growth, and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Dropouts, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
