The theoretical and political framing of the population factor in development

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1532, 2009, Pages 3101-3113

  Campbell, Martha ^a   Bedford, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Barriers to family planning; Demographic transition; Evolution of sexuality; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRTH RATE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC THEORY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; FERTILITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SEXUALITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70350460055     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0174     Document Type: Article

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