Urbanization and the fertility transition in Ghana

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-83

  White, Michael J ^a   Tagoe, Eva ^b   Stiff, Catherine ^a   Adazu, Kubaje ^a   Smith, Daniel Jordan ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Development; Fertility; Ghana; Longitudinal data; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; MIGRATION; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20444461214     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-005-0367-y     Document Type: Article

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