One explanation for the demographic transition in developing countries

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-265

  Eswaran, Mukesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0031845598     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a028644     Document Type: Article

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