Recently added articles from Journal of Population Research:
Indigenous demography and public policy in Australia: population or peoples?(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; Taylor, John ... Abstract This paper reviews the application of demographic analysis to Indigenous Affairs public policy in Australia as an exemplar case of the demography of disadvantage. Demography has found a natural and successful role using census, survey and administrative data, but for the most part ...
Increases in childlessness in New Zealand.(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; Boddington, Bill ... Abstract New Zealand's fertility fell below the theoretical replacement level (2.1 births per woman) for the first time in recorded history in 1978. It has hovered at or below replacement level ever since. The result, an impression of relative stability, belies changes taking place. Data ...
The transition to lower fertility in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: evidence from recent surveys.(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; Khawaja, Marwan ... Abstract Using recent data from three national-level surveys conducted in 1995, 2000, and 2004, we provide evidence that Palestinian fertility rates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, historically among the highest in the world, began to slow especially in the West Bank, but stalled in Gaza ...
Malaria in Pacific populations: seen but not heard?(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; Opeskin, Brian ... Abstract Most Pacific Island countries are located in the tropics, where there is an abundance of mosquitoes with the potential to carry debilitating or life-threatening vector-borne diseases. This article examines three Melanesian countries in which malaria is endemic--Papua New Guinea, ...
Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas (eds): European Immigration: A Sourcebook.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; Khoo, Siew-Ean ... Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas (eds): European Immigration: A Sourcebook Ashgate, Aldershot, UK, 2007, 379 pp This is a very timely and useful book. Immigration and immigrants have become very important research and policy issues in Europe. The theme of the ...
Mark Nichter: Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter.
Jun 01, 2009; Caldwell, Bruce ... Mark Nichter: Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, 2008, 320 pp Mark Nichter has written a provocative book on the contribution of social science, by which he ...
