From population control to fertility promotion: A case study of family policies and fertility trends in Singapore

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 181-203

  Straughan, Paulin Tay ^a,b   Chan, Angelique ^b   Jones, Gavin ^b  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84917735178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203890066     Document Type: Chapter

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