The social and demographic impact of the Southeast Asian crisis of 1997-99. From: Journal of Population Research | Date: May 1, 2000| Author: Jones, Gavin W.; Hull, Terence H.; Ahlburg, Dennis | COPYRIGHT 2000 The Australian Population Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

When an unexpected financial crisis overtook Southeast Asia in 1997 planners and policymakers feared that the economic difficulties would unwind two decades of remarkable economic and social development. Newspaper headlines spoke of massive increases in poverty, unemployment and malnutrition, and it was speculated that family planning programs would collapse and fertility would rise dramatically. Infant and child mortality and maternal mortality were also expected to increase. This ...