The Paradox of Poverty is a series of articles concerned with the multifarious aspects of the population problem in the underdeveloped nations of Asia and Africa. The two broad areas that are examined in the studies are the factors affecting fertility decisions and the pattern of socio-economic and political change that must/will accompany the rapid population growth that has been experienced by these countries. The questions raised have far-reaching policy implications particularly so in a world that is becoming increasingly aware of the perils of rapid population growth in the face of scarce productive resources. Good scholarship in this direction is to be highly valued.
April 1976, volume 1, No 2