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Fertility in Developing Countries

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Ghazi M. Farooq

    1. International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. George B. Simmons

    1. Center of Population Planning, University of Michigan, USA

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Part of the book series: ILO Studies (ILOS)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • George B. Simmons, Ghazi M. Farooq
      Pages 3-19

    3. Theories of Fertility

      • George B. Simmons
      Pages 20-66

    4. Research on the Determinants of Fertility

      • George B. Simmons
      Pages 67-108

    5. Towards a Policy-relevant Framework

      • George B. Simmons, Ghazi M. Farooq
      Pages 109-122

  3. Methodological Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. The Definition of Fertility: Measurement Issues

      • Ghazi M. Farooq
      Pages 125-148

    3. Time-series, Cross-sections and Pooling

      • Mark Browning
      Pages 149-170

    4. Aggregate Data in Economic-Demographic Analysis

      • Lee E. Edlefsen, Samuel S. Lieberman
      Pages 171-192

    5. Specification and Estimation of Models of Fertility

      • Boone A. Turchi
      Pages 193-212

    6. Simulation Techniques in Fertility Analysis

      • Gerry B. Rodgers, René Wéry
      Pages 213-239

    7. Some Aspects of Anthropological Contributions

      • Christine Oppong
      Pages 240-273

  4. Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
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    2. Problems of Interpretation and Specification in Analysing Fertility Differentials: Illustrated with Kenyan Survey Data

      • Richard Anker
      Pages 277-311

    3. Household Fertility Decision-making in Nigeria

      • Ghazi M. Farooq
      Pages 312-350

    4. Demand for Children in Rural India

      • M. T. R. Sarma
      Pages 351-364

    5. Differential Fertility in Rural Turkey

      • Samuel S. Lieberman, Richard T. Monteverde
      Pages 365-402

    6. Marital Fertility and Employment in Non-agricultural Sectors in Yugoslavia

      • Miroslav Macura
      Pages 403-433

    7. A Comparative Study of Costa Rica and Mexico

      • Andras Uthoff, Gerardo González
      Pages 434-461
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Editors and Affiliations

  • International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland

    Ghazi M. Farooq

  • Center of Population Planning, University of Michigan, USA

    George B. Simmons

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fertility in Developing Countries

  • Editors: Ghazi M. Farooq, George B. Simmons

  • Series Title: ILO Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07305-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07305-4Published: 02 February 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2947-1818

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-1826

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 533

  • Topics: Sociology, general

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