The impact of development programmes on fertility: A framework for analysis

The impact of development programmes on fertility: A framework for analysis

There is a considerable body of research which strongly suggests that fertility is at least as much a socio-economic process as it is a purely biological one. Fertility is “caused” by a host of social, economic and psychological factors as well as by fecundity itself. From this it follows logically...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asia-Pacific Population Journal 1988-10, Vol.3 (3), p.65-80
Hauptverfasser: Robinson, Warren C, Kantner, John F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Behavior
Birth Rate
Demography
Developing Countries
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Family Planning Services
Fertility
Health Planning
Health Services Research
Organization and Administration
Politics
Population
Population and Demography
Population Control
Population Dynamics
Program Evaluation
Public Policy
Social Sciences
Statistics as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:There is a considerable body of research which strongly suggests that fertility is at least as much a socio-economic process as it is a purely biological one. Fertility is “caused” by a host of social, economic and psychological factors as well as by fecundity itself. From this it follows logically that any public sector programme which affects the socio-economic context will affect fertility, whether it is intended to do so or not.
ISSN:0259-238X
1564-4278
1564-4278
DOI:10.18356/fbf0a8c8-en