Explanations of low fertility in East Asia: A comparative perspective

Ultra-Low Fertility in Pacific Asia: Trends, Causes and Policy Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 23-39

  McDonald, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79953251928     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203890066     Document Type: Chapter

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