Demography Books

New and Published Books

1. Underdevelopment and Development in Brazil: Volume I

   Economic Structure and Change, 1822-1947

   By Nathaniel H Leff

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1982, this work offers an analysis Brazil’s long-term economic history and development, spanning the period from independence to post-war industrial growth. The book focuses upon the classic problem of why Brazil failed to develop economically during the nineteenth century in a...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Urbanisation in the Developing World

   Edited by David Drakakis-Smith

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1986, this reissue is concerned with the increased social problems, regional imbalances, and economic dislocation resulting from the alarming growth rate of cities in the developing world. It considers theoretical questions and contains wide-ranging case studies to support the...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. Underdevelopment and Development in Brazil: Volume II

   Reassessing the Obstacles to Economic Development

   By Nathaniel H Leff

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1982, this work builds on the detailed economic history of Brazil in its companion volume: "Economic Structure and Change, 1822-1947", assessing and challenging the established interpretations. The book covers in depth the causes of the Northeast’s poor economic experience and...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. Urbanisation, Housing and the Development Process

   By David Drakakis-Smith

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   Initially published in 1981, this book examines the problems of housing provision for the urban poor in developing countries, within the context of the development process as a whole. The investigation concentrates on the political economy of housing investment and illustrates how programmes and...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
5. Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World

   Spatial Perceptions and Public Participation

   By Robert Potter

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1985, this book reconsiders the whole question of urbanisation and planning in the Third World. It argues that public involvement, which is now an accepted part of Western planning, should be used more in Third World cities. It shows that many inhabitants of Third World cities...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
6. Accounting for Ethnic and Racial Diversity

   The Challenge of Enumeration

   Edited by Patrick Simon, Victor Piché

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   By the end of the 20th century, the ethnic question had resurfaced in public debate. Every country had been affected by what is commonly known as cultural pluralism, as a result of conflicts interpreted from an ethnic perspective, for instance, in the Balkans and central Africa; nationalist...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
7. The Politics of Family Planning in the Third World

   Edited by T. E. Smith

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1973, this book is an attempt to examine the political determinants (as opposed to the more usual emphasis upon consequences) of contemporary population policy formation and action in developing countries, with particular reference to policy relating to family limitation....

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
8. The Geography of Underdevelopment

   A Critical Survey

   By Dean Forbes

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1984, this title discusses the emergence of both the orthodox and political economy based approaches to underdevelopment in geography , critically assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and showing the relationship between intellectual developments and changing material...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
9. Seaports and Development

   The Experience of Kenya and Tanzania

   By B. S. Hoyle

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   This book, originally published in 1983, demonstrates the importance of seaports in the growth of less-developed countries. The author focuses on the character of port activity within the context of transport systems and regional economic planning. General principles of port development are...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
10. Womens' Roles and Population Trends in the Third World

    Edited by Richard Anker, Marya Buvinic, Nadia H. Youssef

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

    First published in 1982, this collection was the result of an ambitious and wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary research programme conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) on the relationship between women’s roles and demographic change, with a view to influencing contemporary government and...

    Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge