Globalization, family structure, and declining fertility in the developing world

Review of Radical Political Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-55

  Harbison, Sarah F ^a   Robinson, Warren C ^b  

^a Center for Pop Devmt Activities   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family structure; Fertility rate; Globalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842761405     PISSN: 04866134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0486613402250189     Document Type: Review

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