Singapore's family values: Do they explain low fertility?

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-84

  Pereira, Alexius A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 34548528696     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/07177050-en     Document Type: Article

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