Population and development : the search for selective interventions

1. Perspectives on population policy and research / Ronald G. Ridker -- 2. Income, wealth, and their distribution as policy tools in fertility control / Julian L. Simon -- 3. Direct economic costs and value of children / Robert G. Repetto -- 4. The economic value of children in peasant agriculture / Eva Mueller -- 5. Education and human fertility : sociological perspectives / Donald B. Holsinger and John D. Kasarda -- 6. Population growth and educational policies : an economic perspective / Dennis N. De Tray -- 7. The effects of nutrition and health on fertility : hypotheses, evidence, and interventions / William P. Butz and Jean-Pierre Habicht -- 8. Interrelationships between mortality and fertility / T. Paul Schultz -- 9. The roles of rural women : female seclusion, economic production, and reproductive choice / Ruth B. Dixon -- 10. Female employment creation and family size / James L. McCabe and Mark R. Rosenzweig -- 11. Mass media and modern consumer goods : their suitability for policy interventions to decrease fertility / Deborah S. Freedman -- 12. Residential location and fertility / David Goldberg.