Population Growth and Socioeconomic Progress in Less Developed Countries: Determinants of Fertility Transition

by Peter Hess

Overview

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?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275929794
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/06/1988
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Review of Major Explanations of Fertility Transition
Fertility Determinants in Developing Countries
An Empirical Model of the Fertility Transition for Contemporary LDCs
Extending the Model: Endogenizing Family Planning Program Effort
Regression Diagnostics
Realigning the Sample
Analysis of Residuals
An Eclectic Model of the Fertility Transition
Conclusions
Appendix A: Data
Appendix B: Influence Diagnostics