Fertility in Developing Countries: An Economic Perspective on Research and Policy Issues

✍ Scribed by Ghazi M. Farooq, George B. Simmons (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 1985
Tongue: English
Leaves: 553
Series: The Macmillan Series of ILO Studies
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-19
Theories of Fertility....Pages 20-66
Research on the Determinants of Fertility....Pages 67-108
Towards a Policy-relevant Framework....Pages 109-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
The Definition of Fertility: Measurement Issues....Pages 125-148
Time-series, Cross-sections and Pooling....Pages 149-170
Aggregate Data in Economic-Demographic Analysis....Pages 171-192
Specification and Estimation of Models of Fertility....Pages 193-212
Simulation Techniques in Fertility Analysis....Pages 213-239
Some Aspects of Anthropological Contributions....Pages 240-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Problems of Interpretation and Specification in Analysing Fertility Differentials: Illustrated with Kenyan Survey Data....Pages 277-311
Household Fertility Decision-making in Nigeria....Pages 312-350
Demand for Children in Rural India....Pages 351-364
Differential Fertility in Rural Turkey....Pages 365-402
Marital Fertility and Employment in Non-agricultural Sectors in Yugoslavia....Pages 403-433
A Comparative Study of Costa Rica and Mexico....Pages 434-461
Can Income Redistribution Reduce Fertility?....Pages 462-489
Back Matter....Pages 490-532

✦ Subjects

Sociology, general

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