Assessing the Demographic Impact of Developmental Projects : Conceptual, Methodological and Policy Issues

by Oberai, A. S.

• ISBN13: 9780415068413
• ISBN10: 041506841X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-10-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Very little is currently known about the demographic impact of most development projects and the ways in which this impact can be assessed. This book, based on studies in Third World countries, focuses on conceptual, methodological and policy issues in its evaluation of the demographic impact of development projects. The author examines whether demographic effects can be assessed and why development planners should be interested in the results. A.S. Oberai examines to what extent economic and social ranges generated by specific development interventions have influenced demographic behavior in a particular context. He suggests how desired effects can be enhanced and undesirable effects minimized by policy-makers and planners in developing countries in order to deal with problems of population growth and its distribution. The major shortcomings of existing methodologies are identified and future directions which research might take are outlined. The study is based on a synthesis of country studiesreviewing the demographic impact of development projects carried out in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. It also includes analyses of the demographic impact of development interventions in several other countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, and Nigeria. Published for the International Labour Organisation

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Demographic Impact of Specific Development Projects: Review of Findings and Methodologies Used by Impact Assessment Studies	p. 11
Appropriate Methodologies for Impact Assessment	p. 80
Conclusions and Policy Implications	p. 88
Notes	p. 95
Appendix: Salient Features of Studies Reviewed in Chapter 2	p. 97
Bibliography	p. 132
Index	p. 136
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