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Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World [PDF ebook]

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This volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women’s education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations vary across regions. It discusses the implications of these associations for policies in the population, health, and education sectors, including implications for research.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9780309523059 ● Editor Caroline H. Bledsoe & Jennifer A. Johnson-Kuhn ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1998 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7146376 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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