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Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisions
Filmer, Deon - 2008
that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of …
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Fertility and family planning
Hallouda, Awad M. (contributor) - 1983
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Fertility Decline in the Islamic Republic of Iran 1980-2006 : A Case Study
World Bank - 2010
providing basic services such as health care and education. Iran's fertility decline may have proceeded in two stages, the first … and demographic objectives. Between 1967 and 1977, fertility declined-mainly in urban areas-to an average of 4 children … for childbearing. The fertility decline coincided with improvements in primary and secondary education, possibly affecting …
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Reproductive Health
World Bank - 2012
Reproductive health (RH) problems account for a significant part of the burden of disease suffered by poor people in developing countries. Poor women and men are more afflicted with RH problems and often lack access to minimal RH care even when average levels of RH in the country are good. Many...
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Village Immersion : Mandaka, Cameroon
World Bank - 2012
village immersion program. They stayed for two weeks in the village of Mandaka, Far North Province of Cameroon, about 80 km to …
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Superstition, family planning, and human development
Do, Quy Toan - 2006
' behavior, the authors examine fertility decisions made in Vietnam between 1976 and 1996. They find that birth cohorts in … health and education. While parental characteristics seem to affect fertility choices and human development simultaneously …
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Tanzania : social sector review
1999
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Empowering Women through BISP : The Effect of Women's Decision-Making Power on Reproductive Health Services Uptake in Pakistan
World Bank - 2011
This note examines the influence of household decision making on women's uptake of reproductive health services, using data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM). In households where women have greater decision?making power, the note finds a significant and...
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Global Economic Prospects 2004 : Realizing the Development Promise of the Doha Agenda
World Bank - 2013
The international community finds itself at a crossroads as it approaches the last quarter of 2003. Will the Doha Agenda regenerate the multilateral consensus that has been the hallmark of successive rounds of trade liberalization since 1947 and in doing so provide new impetus for global...
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Global Economic Prospects 2004 : Realizing the Development Promise of the Doha Agenda
2003
The Doha Development Agenda of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the WTO opened many contentious and important questions. Global Economic Prospects 2004: Realizing the Development Promise of the Doha Agenda analyzes the most critical multilateral trade issues and suggests policy options that...
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