Women in the World-System: The Impact on Status and Fertility (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275912871)

Using world systems theory, this volume examines women's status and fertility in the developing countries of the world. The author examines empirical data from over 90 countries--developed and less developed, with planned and market-oriented economies--to investigate the influence of investment and dependent development on women's share of education, of the labor force, and of economic sectors, and how these facotrs influence fertility.

Author: Katheryn Ward
ISBN-10: 0275912876
ISBN-13: 9780275912871
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 10/15/1984
Pages: 210
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d