Economic Equality and Fertility in Developing Countries
Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Development
| Author: | Robert Repetto | ISBN: | 9781135992538 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | RFF Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Repetto |
| ISBN: | 9781135992538 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | RFF Press |
| Language: | English |
This book briefly reviews sociological, economic, and demographic literature pertaining to the relationship between income and fertility in developed and developing countries. He presents a conceptual framework to examine how fertility responds to changes in the distribution of household income. The analysis of data from Puerto Rico, Korea, and rural India is carefully executed, and conclusive policy implications are discussed. Originally published in 1979
This book briefly reviews sociological, economic, and demographic literature pertaining to the relationship between income and fertility in developed and developing countries. He presents a conceptual framework to examine how fertility responds to changes in the distribution of household income. The analysis of data from Puerto Rico, Korea, and rural India is carefully executed, and conclusive policy implications are discussed. Originally published in 1979
