Table of Contents

Preface, 1. PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION POLICY AND RESEARCH, 2. INCOME, WEALTH, AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION AS POLICY TOOLS IN FERTILITY CONTROL, 3. DIRECT ECONOMIC COSTS AND VALUE OF CHILDREN, 4. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF CHILDREN IN PEASANT AGRICULTURE, 5. EDUCATION AND HUMAN FERTILITY: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES,6. POPULATION GROWTH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, 7. THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH ON FERTILITY: HYPOTHESES, EVIDENCE, AND INTERVENTIONS, 8. INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORTALITY AND FERTILITY, 9. THE ROLES OF RURAL WOMEN: FEMALE SECLUSION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTION, AND REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE, 10. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND FAMILY SIZE, 11. MASS MEDIA AND MODERN CONSUMER GOODS: THEIR SUITABILITY FOR POLICY INTERVENTIONS TO DECREASE FERTILITY, 12. RESIDENTIAL LOCATION AND FERTILITY, References, Conference Participants

About the Author

Ridker, Ronald G.

Reviews

'Although many of the papers contain original empirical work, the book also serves a well-integrated and comprehensive survey of the various aspects of population and development that were singled out for attention.'
Journal of Economic Literature