Bongaarts, John; Bruce, Judith - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
The population of the developing world has doubled since 1965 and now stands at 4.8 billion. This growth in human … place despite declining fertility rates and identify a number of factors. Well-designed population policies are broad in … discrimination against women and improve the lives of children, as well as those seeking to reduce fertility and population growth …