Preface, 1. PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION POLICY AND RESEARCH, 2. INCOME, WEALTH, AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION AS POLICY TOOLS IN FERTILITY CONTROL, 3. DIRECT ECONOMIC COSTS AND VALUE OF CHILDREN, 4. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF CHILDREN IN PEASANT AGRICULTURE, 5. EDUCATION AND HUMAN FERTILITY: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES,6. POPULATION GROWTH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, 7. THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH ON FERTILITY: HYPOTHESES, EVIDENCE, AND INTERVENTIONS, 8. INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORTALITY AND FERTILITY, 9. THE ROLES OF RURAL WOMEN: FEMALE SECLUSION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTION, AND REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE, 10. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND FAMILY SIZE, 11. MASS MEDIA AND MODERN CONSUMER GOODS: THEIR SUITABILITY FOR POLICY INTERVENTIONS TO DECREASE FERTILITY, 12. RESIDENTIAL LOCATION AND FERTILITY, References, Conference Participants
Ridker, Ronald G.
'Although many of the papers contain original empirical work, the
book also serves a well-integrated and comprehensive survey of the
various aspects of population and development that were singled out
for attention.'
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