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Population Growth and Socioeconomic Progress in Less Developed Countries by Peter Hess

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Summary

This timely study examines fertility rates and their trends and determinants in less-developed countries by testing an empirical, interdisciplinary model of the fertility transition. In light of the current official position of the United States on population and development, the policy implications of the study are timely.

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Population Growth and Socioeconomic Progress in Less Developed Countries by Peter Hess

This timely study examines fertility rates and their trends and determinants in less-developed countries by testing an empirical, interdisciplinary model of the fertility transition. In light of the current official position of the United States on population and development, the policy implications of the study are timely. According to some experts, interrupting the spiral of rapid growth and attendant economic and ecological deterioration now rivals nuclear disarmament in importance on the international agenda. Among the questions investigated include: Are there identifiable traits for developing nations that have reduced fertility? Has development become the best contraceptive? Have some development strategies been more conducive to lowering fertility? Do family planning programs have significant impacts on fertility?

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PETER N. HESS, Visiting Scholar at the Carolina Population Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is Associate Professor of Economics at Davidson College, North Carolina.

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ISBN 13 9780275929794
ISBN 10 0275929795
Title Population Growth and Socioeconomic Progress in Less Developed Countries
Author Peter Hess
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published 1988-10-06
Number of pages 180
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