Population Studies and Development from Theory to Fieldwork

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This book addresses major population and development issues: fertility and reproductive health, migrations, gender, education, poverty and inequalities. To that aim it revisits and considerably enlarges Kingsley Davis’ 1963 theory of change and response, using interdisciplinary methodologies. On the basis of four decades of field research (1985-2015), it questions the rationality of the actors, how culture shapes socio-demographic behaviours, in a context of modernity and globalisation. More specifically, it casts new light on the interactions of individuals, families, networks and local communities with the State and its population policy. Front Matter ....Pages i-x A Theory and Its Application (Véronique Petit)....Pages 1-6 A Theory for Developing Countries (Yves Charbit, Véronique Petit)....Pages 7-39 Responding to Poverty in Rural Guinea (Aurélie Godard-Marceau, Barbara Meffe, Véronique Petit)....Pages 41-58 Socioeconomic Strategies and Ethnic Dynamics in Maritime Guinea (Véronique Petit, Aurélie Godard-Marceau)....Pages 59-74 Education Confronted by Rural Poverty (Alhassane Balde)....Pages 75-87 The Motors of Change in Seismic Risk Management Policy in Turkey: The Multidimensional Nature of Response (Nazan Cömert-Baechler)....Pages 89-108 Sociodemographic Pressure on Land in Madagascar (Mustapha Omrane)....Pages 109-132 Female Genital Mutilations and Population Policy in Djibouti (Véronique Petit)....Pages 133-147 The Policy of Reducing Provincial Inequalities in New Caledonia (Laure Hadj)....Pages 149-172 Individuals, Families and Development Policy in Reunion (Franck Temporal)....Pages 173-191 The Failure of Family Planning in Mauritian “Cités” (Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby)....Pages 193-204 Young People’s Ambiguous and Complex Responses on HIV/AIDS in Cameroon (Lucas Tchetgnia)....Pages 205-224 From Research to Action (Yves Charbit, Véronique Petit)....Pages 225-236