The difference between maternal mortality in the industrialized and developing world is greater than any other development indicator. The apparent lack of progress in this area has generated a sense of hopelessness. Malaysia and Sri Lanka are two of the very few developing countries that have succeeded in reducing maternal mortality to levels comparable to many industrialized countries. This study provides the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the factors that contributed to maternal mortality decline in Malaysia and Sri Lanka over the last 50-60 years. It considers policy issues, health system developments, health system expenditures in maternal health, and the use in both countries, of professionally trained midwives.

Investing in Maternal Health in Malaysia and Sri Lanka (Health, Nutrition, and Population Series)

Padmanathan, Indra

Liljestrand, Jerker

Martins, Jo. M.

Rajapaksa, Lalini C.

Lissner, Craig

de Silva, Amala

Selvaraju, Swarna

Singh, Prabha Joginder

Health, Fitness & Dieting

World Bank Publications

This book deals with macro and micro aspects of population change and their inter-face with socio-economic factors and impact. It examines theoretical notions and pursues their empirical manifestations and uses multidisciplinary approaches to population change and diversity. It investigates the organic nature of the relationships between socio-economic factors and population change and the feedback loops that affect socio-economic organisation and behaviour. The book brings together material often scattered in a number of sources and disciplines that helps to understand population change and their socio-economic aspects. In addition to dealing with the more conventional factors in population dynamics in the form of fertility, mortality and migration, the book examines socio-economic forces that influence them. It discusses population evolving attributes that affect population characteristics and social and behaviour and impact on the environment. Further, it deals with social organisation and pathways that lead to different social and economic development and standards of living of diverse populations.

Global Population in Transition

Business & Money

Swanson, David A.

Guo, Fei

Economics

Springer

Consumer Demographics and Behaviour: Markets are People (The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 30)

This is the book that market strategists have been waiting for to position themselves in global markets and take advantage of the opportunities that demographic bonuses and deficits offer to them and their products. It is also a book for teachers and students of consumer behaviour to grasp the importance of the life cycle as a framework that shapes the demand for goods and services determined by changes in social, economic and physical functioning. It gives insights into gendered consumer behaviour and cohort effects. It presents a range of views on consumer behaviour and how demographic perspectives enhance these perspectives. The book offers conceptual and analytical tools that can be used in the assessment of population characteristics as determinants of market size, composition and potential for a variety of products. It offers organising frameworks as well as empirical evidence of consumer behaviour in clusters of markets, with different rates of population growth and age distribution that affect consumers’ priorities and demand for basic and progressive commodities. The book shows commonalities as well as differences in consumer behaviour arising from different cultures and social customs. It uses analytical tools that are explained and accessible to readers with a range of competences. It is a book that can give a better understanding of consumer behaviour and market opportunities to the practitioner. It can also be used for the instruction of students in demography, consumer behaviour and marketing. 

Yusuf, Farhat

This book provides an up-to-date overview of demographic analysis and methods, including recent developments in demography. Concepts and methods, from the nature of demographic information through data collection and the basics of statistical measures and on to demographic analysis itself are succinctly explained. Measures and analyses of fertility, mortality, life tables, migration and demographic events such as marriage, education and labour force are described while later chapters cover multiple decrement tables, population projections, the importance of testing and smoothing demographic data, the stable population model and demographic software.
An emphasis on practical aspects and the use of real-life examples based on data from around the globe make this book accessible, whilst comprehensive references and links to data and other resources on the internet help readers to explore further.
The text is concise and well written, making it ideally suited to a wider audience from students to academics and teachers. Students of demography, geography, sociology, economics, as well as professionals, academics and students of marketing, human resource management, and public health who have an interest in population issues will all find this book useful.

Methods of Demographic Analysis

This book presents a range of views on consumer behaviour, showing how demographic perspectives enhance these perspectives. Includes tools for assessment of population characteristics as determinants of market size, composition and potential for many products.

This book provides an up-to-date overview of demographic methods of analysis and covers recent developments in demographic methods. It shows how to make calculations using real-life examples based on contemporary real-world data from around the globe.

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Investing in Maternal Health in Malaysia and Sri Lanka (Health, Nutrition, and Population Series)

Global Population in Transition

Consumer Demographics and Behaviour: Markets are People (The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 30)

Methods of Demographic Analysis

Consumer Demographics and Behaviour: Markets are People (The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 30)

Methods of Demographic Analysis