Demographic transition and socio-economic development in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the demographic transition of mortality and fertility from a high to a low level has resulted in a dramatic age structural shift, giving rise to a demographic dividend. Malaysia has put in place the various mechanisms in development planning to improve human capital. Consequently, Malay...
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Kuala Lumpur
University of Malaya Press
2020
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Table of Contents:
- Population-development nexus
- Population growth and distribution in Malaysia
- Fertility trends and differentials in Malaysia
- The state of health and mortality in Malaysia
- Family and marriage in Malaysia
- The changing status of women in Malaysian society
- The state of the youth in Malaysia
- The impact of ageing on Malaysia: challenges and possibilities
- Human capital in Malaysia
- Epidemiological transitions of health and its impact on morbidity and mortality in Malaysia
- Socio-demographic aspects of environmental change in Malaysia