Holdings Information
Demographic developments and population policies in Baʻthist Syria / Onn Winckler ; foreword by Moshe Maʻoz.
Bibliographic Record Display
-
Title:Demographic developments and population policies in Baʻthist Syria / Onn Winckler ; foreword by Moshe Maʻoz.
-
Author/Creator:Winckler, Onn.
-
Published/Created:Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 1998, ©1999.
-
Holdings
Holdings Record Display
-
Location:PARC (circulating) (Order via Document Delivery)Where is this?
-
Call Number: HB3633.7.A3 W558 1999
-
Number of Items:1
-
Status:Available
-
Location:PARC (circulating) (Order via Document Delivery)Where is this?
-
Library of Congress Subjects:Demography--Syria.
Syria--Population policy.
Syria--Economic conditions.
Syria--Social conditions.
-
Description:xiv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
-
Summary:"This is the first book written in English to describe and analyze demographic and socioeconomic developments in Syria within the framework of demographic developments taking place throughout the Middle East during the later twentieth century. During the last 75 years, the Syrian population has increased almost twelve-fold - one of the highest rates in the Middle East. The demographic-economic factor is a prime factor in political decision-making and change in both internal affairs and foreign relations. This critical connection is traced in the light of President Asad's policies."--Jacket.
-
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-208) and index.
-
ISBN:1902210166 (alk. paper)
9781902210162 (alk. paper)
-
Contents:Foreword / Professor Moshe Ma'oz
Introduction: The Middle Eastern Demographic Transition
Sources for Syrian Demographic Trends and Developments
Population Growth and Natural Increase
Spatial Distribution of the Population
Migration Trends
Economic Data
Population Growth
Natural Increase of the Population
Mortality Rates and Life Expectancy
Marriage and Divorce
Economic Consequences of High Rates of Natural Increase
Contraceptive Use
The Spatial Distribution of the Population
The Rate of the Syrian Rural-to-Urban Migration Movement
The Pattern of Rural-to-Urban Migration
Reasons for Rural-to-Urban Migration
Economic Consequences of the Rapid Urbanization Process
Syrian Migration Abroad
Permanent Migration
Temporary Migration for Employment Purposes: Syrian Workers in Other Middle Eastern Countries
The Scope of Syrian Migrants in Other Middle Eastern Countries
The Incentives for Syrian Labor Migration
Distribution of Syrian Mgrants in the Host Countries
Economic Consequences of Labor Migration
Demographic Policies of the Syrian Authorities
Family Planning
The Spatial Distribution of the Population
Labor Migration to Other Arab Countries
Evaluation of Syrian Demographic Policies
Conclusions: Demography, Economy, and Political Changes under Asad.