The Political Contexts of Cuban Population Censuses, 1899–1981
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18940375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisandro Pérez (0000-0002-5622-368X, Louisiana State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-161 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0023879100021324 |
| OpenAlex | W4312836155 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Although they represent a principal source of data for demographers, population censuses have not usually been undertaken for the benefit of population analysts. In ancient times, population enumerations were usually linked to the collection of taxes or to military conscription. Although in modern censuses such motivations are not entirely absent, other important considerations have emerged, such as equitable apportionment of representation in legislative bodies, the compilation of voting lists, and the necessity of having an accurate basis for the distribution of governmental funds, programs, and social intervention efforts. Nevertheless, one basic fact has never changed: population censuses are undertaken by political entities with politico-administrative goals
Apportionment · Census · Distribution (mathematics) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Population · Principal (computer security) · Representation (politics) · Sociology · Voting · Cuban History and Society · Demography · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |