Population dynamics in Asia and the Pacific: Implications for development

An entire chapter of the recently published Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 1993 is devoted to consideration of population issues in the region. In this regard the Survey analyses demographic changes in respect of the rates of growth, age composition and spatial distribution of populations, and brings out their implications for education, health, employment and the environment. The emerging differentiated approaches to demographic issues in different countries, reflecting varying degrees of success in managing the demographic transition in past years, are highlighted.