Economic Structure and Demographic Performance in Jamaica 1891-1935 (South American and Latin American Economic History)

Name: Economic Structure and Demographic Performance in Jamaica 1891-1935 (South American and Latin American Economic History)
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By Lobdell, Richard A.

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Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Issues in Jamaican Historical Demography: - Mortality - Fertility - Migration 3. Model of Economic-Demographic Relationships in Jamaica: - Overview - Economic Sub-Model (Concept of Socio-Economic Structure; Composition of Output; Organization of Production; Some Aspects of Parish Socio-Economic Structure [Income Levels; Distribution of Income; Stability of Parish Income; Parish Social Organizations]) - Demographic Sub-Model - Economic-Demographic Relationships (Infant / General Mortality; Fertility; Natural Increase; Net Out-Migration) 4. Jamaican Economic Structure 1880-1940: - Overall Patterns of Economic Performance - Patters of Sectoral Growth (Staple Export Sector [Sugar; Banana; Minor Staple Sub-Sector]; Domestic Agricultural; Non-Agricultural Sector) - Patterns of Employment (Level of Employment; Occupational Distribution of Employed Labour Force; Patterns of Agricultural Employment; Demographic Characteristics of the Work Force; Geographic Distribution) - Patterns of Income Distribution 5. Patterns of Demographic Performance 1880-1943: - Patterns of Overall Population Growth - Patterns of Natural Increase (Fertility; Mortality; Natural Increase) - Patterns of Migration (Internal Migration; Immigration Into Jamaica; External Migration) - Additional Aspects of Jamaican Demography 1881-1943 (Age Structure; Sex Composition; Marital Status; Urbanization) 6. Empirical Test of the Economic-Demographic Model: - Operational Definitions of the Variables (Dependent Demographic Variables [Infant / General Mortality; Fertility; Natural Increase; Net Out-Migration; Independent Socio-Economic Variables]; Data; Methods of Analysis; Results / Interpretation; Concluding Comments) 7. Summary / Conclusions; Appendix (Revision of Crude Birth/Death Rates; Estimates of Internal/External Migration; Standardized Mortality Ratios); Bibliography of Works Cited (Manuscripts Consulted at Public Record Office, London; Official Publications; Books; Articles)

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Number of Pages:: 271
Release Date:: 1987-05-01
Publication Date:: 1987-05-01
Publisher:: Dissertations-G
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0824013654
Weight:: 560 g

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