The 1997 Economic Crisis, Changes in the Pattern of Achieved Fertility and Ideal Number of Children in Korea

Quality of Life in Asia

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-89

  Kim, Doo Sub ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fertility Decline; High Socioeconomic Group; Middle School Education; Occupational Prestige; Total Fertility Rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010838058     PISSN: 22110550     EISSN: 22110569     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7386-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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