Determinants of Fertility in Developing Cauntries:A Summary of Knowledge Part A

Book : Determinants of Fertility in Developing Cauntries:A Summary of Knowledge Part A

Author : * --

Language : English

Library : Population

Publish Place : Washington

Publish Date : 00 1983

Publisher : National Academy Press

Translator : --

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 7529

INDEX

PART A

PREFACE

INTRODACTION

1-A Framework for the Study of Fertility Determinants

THE SUPPLY OF CHILDEREN

2-The Supply of Childeren A Critical Essay
John Bongaarts and Jane Menken

3-Natural Fertilty: Age Patters, Levels, and Trends
John Knodel

4-The Proximate Determinants of Natural Marital Fertility
John Bogaarts

5-The Impact of Health and Nutrition on Natural Fertility
Roland Gray

6-The Impact of Sociocultural Factors on Breastfeeding and Sexual Behavior
Moni Dag

7-Child Survival: Levels, Trends, and Determinants
Lincoln C.Chen

THE DEMAND FOR CHILDEREN

8-The Demand for Childeren:A Critical Essay
Roland D.Lee and Rodolfo A.Bulatao

9-Family-Size Desires as Measures of Demand
Gary H.McClelland

10-Correlates of Family-Size Desires
Thomas W.Pullum

11-Infand and Child Mortality and the Demand for Childeren
David M.Heer

12-Norms Relating to the Desire For Childeren
Karen Oppenheim Mason

13-Perceptions of the Value of Childeren:Satisfactions
and Cost
James T.Fawcett

14-Direct Economic Costs and Benefits of Childeren
John C.Caldwell

15-The Changing Economic Costs and Benefits of
Having Childeren
Peter H.Lindert

16-Women's Work Activity and Fertility
Guy Standing

17-Women's Roles, Opportunity Costs, and Fertility
Christine Oppong

18-Effects of Income and Wealth on the Demand for Childeren
Eva Mueller and Kathleen Short