00765nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002000018245009500038260003100133300001700164520045600181583001800637 a14.01.01 B655 aBloom, David E. aDemographic dividend : a new perspective on the economic consequences of population change bRANDaSanta MonicaUSc2003 axvii, 106 p. aReviews the debate over the effects of demographic change on economic growth. Examines the evidence for the relevance of changes in age structure for economic growth. Focuses on the relationship between population change and economic development in particular regions of the world. Discusses key policies that, combined with reduced fertility and increases in the working-age population, have contributed to economic growth in the developing world. c5/23/03kJOYD