From Death to Birth: Morality Decline and Reproductive Change - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On Population

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0309058961 ISBN 13 : 9780309058964

Editeur : National Academies Press, 1997

Synopsis

The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life expectancy, but fertility declines were very rare. Few people used modern contraceptives, and couples had large families. Since 1960, however, fertility rates have fallen in virtually every major geographic region of the world, for almost all political, social, and economic groups. What factors are responsible for the sharp decline in fertility? What role do child survival programs or family programs play in fertility declines? Casual observation suggests that a decline in infant and child mortality is the most important cause, but there is surprisingly little hard evidence for this conclusion. The papers in this volume explore the theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions of the fertility-mortality relationship. It includes several detailed case studies based on contemporary data from developing countries and on historical data from Europe and the United States.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Mark R. Montgomery and Barney Cohen, Editors; Committee on Population, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309058961
• ISBN 13: 9780309058964
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 438
• Éditeur: Cohen Barney, Montgomery Mark R.
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