title: Population dynamics and rural poverty.
abstract: An overview of the relationship between demographic factors and rural poverty in developing countries is presented.  The author examines both the micro- and macro-level perspectives of this relationship and the determinants and consequences of population growth.  The author notes the prospects for a rapid increase in the rural labor force and considers its implications for the agricultural production structure and the need for institutional change.  Consideration is also given to the continuing demand for high fertility at the family level and the role of infant and child mortality in the poverty cycle.  "The paper concludes by drawing attention to the need for developing the mechanism for reconciliation of social and individual optima with respect to family size and population growth."  The need for rural development projects that take demographic factors into account is stressed as is the need for effective population programs.  (summary in FRE, ITA)
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011155:Population Control; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012424:Rural Population; D012922:Social Change; D012939:Social Planning; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Agricultural Development; Child Mortality; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Family Size, Ideal; Fertility; Human Resources; Infant Mortality; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Microeconomic Factors; Mortality; Optimum Population; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Control; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Policy; Population Programs; Population Size; Poverty; Rural Development; Rural Population; Social Change; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors