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ERIC ED280794: The Economic Demography of Mass Poverty.

The four papers in this volume discuss various facets of the poverty-demography interaction: the rationale for the desired family size of the poor, the problems of attaining such size, the effect of family size/structure on household economy, and the future well-being of the children of the poor. "Mass Poverty, Demography, and Development Strategy: A Selective Survey" (B. Abegaz) is a selective survey of the major economic and demographic characteristics of mass poverty. "Poverty and Household Responses in Rural Bangladesh (Q. M. Khan) explores the linkages between rural poverty and demographi…