Population and Development: High and Low Fertility in Poorer Countries

by Geoffrey Hawthorn

Book Overview

First published in 1978, this book explores the vital global issue of high and low fertility in poorer countries through a series of case studies by contemporary experts in the fields of development and demography. These studies examine such issues as: the relations between fertility rates and income distributions in poor societies; the question of whether or not neo-classical macro-economics are sufficient to understand and to try to engineer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138880817
• ISBN13: 9781138880818
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"