Population Growth and Socioeconomic Progress in Less Developed Countries: Determinants of Fertility Transition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275929794)

This timely study examines fertility rates and their trends and determinants in less-developed countries by testing an empirical, interdisciplinary model of the fertility transition. In light of the current official position of the United States on population and development, the policy implications of the study are timely. According to some experts, interrupting the spiral of rapid growth and attendant economic and ecological deterioration now rivals nuclear disarmament in importance on the international agenda. Among the questions investigated include: Are there identifiable traits for developing nations that have reduced fertility? Has development become the best contraceptive? Have some development strategies been more conducive to lowering fertility? Do family planning programs have significant impacts on fertility?

Author: Peter N. Hess
ISBN-10: 0275929795
ISBN-13: 9780275929794
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 10/06/1988
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.28w x 0.74d