On Social Norms and Fertility Decline.

Comments on the inadequacy of the standard neoclassical model of utility maximization and its derived demand functions when used in the field of fertility. Author's emphasis on socio-psychological variables for the speed of fertility decline; Developing country and society as context of the analysi...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 198 - 211
Autor principal: Crook, Nigel R.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul78
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Sumario:Comments on the inadequacy of the standard neoclassical model of utility maximization and its derived demand functions when used in the field of fertility. Author's emphasis on socio-psychological variables for the speed of fertility decline; Developing country and society as context of the analysis.