--a product of the Knowledge for Development Program, World Bank Institute--is part of a larger effort in the institute to study … the economic and social effects of population aging"--World Bank web site …

As a result of low fertility rates and high life expectancy, the current demographic trends in Sri Lanka include a …

and non-poor in the developing world. The author estimates that selective mortality-whereby poorer people tend to have … higher death rates-accounts for 10-30 percent of the developing world's trend rate of …

, especially infant and child mortality, has decreased rapidly, fertility has remained high over the past decades, equaling 6 … or rapid fertility decline scenarios. Chapter two is dedicated to the future implications of these demographic trends. It … into motion a decline in fertility and presents practical recommendations. …

interventions that pertain to fertility and family planning. The paper consists of five sections. First, this section defines the … development issues. The third section discusses the role the World Bank can play in population issues and places population within … priorities of developing countries and donors in the past 13 years. The final section discusses collaboration between World Bank …