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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778652703321

Titolo

The role of diffusion processes in fertility change in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : report of a workshop / / Holly Reed, Rona Briere, and John Casterline, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-18462-2

1-282-08376-7

9786612083761

0-309-51888-1

0-585-05761-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (42 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReedHolly

BriereRona

CasterlineJohn B

Soggetti

Communication in family planning - Developing countries

Fertility, Human - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries was organized by the Committee on Population of the National Research Council (NRC) in Washington, D.C., January 29-30, 1998 ; funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-28).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries""; ""DIFFUSION IN THE POPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING CONTEXT""; ""DIFFUSION EFFECTS""; ""CHANNELS OF DIFFUSION""; ""DIFFUSION VERSUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE AS EXPLANATIONS OF FERTILITY TRANSITIONS""; ""References""; ""Appendix Workshop Papers""