-- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Population Statistics -- 2. Fertility Levels, Differentials, and Trends -- 3. Age at First Birth …

An analysis of the effect of public pension schemes on a country's fertility rate and a proposal for policies to reform …

The fertility of women of Mexican origin: a social constructionist approach -- The twin problems of overpopulation and … hint of extraordinary fertility...": social science perspectives on Mexican-origin women's reproductive behavior (1912 …-1980) -- Controlling borders and babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and racial anxiety over Mexican-origin women's fertility -- The right to have …

Sterilization remains one of the most popular forms of fertility control in the world, but it has received little … sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility …Sterilization remains one of the most popular forms of fertility control in the world, but it has received little …

) is far from being over. Three main challenges are that the epidemics might paralyse or reverse the fertility transition … epidemics, their endogenous feedback on mortality and fertility and the central role of policy actions aimed to fight HIV. The …

Early fertility is a key barrier to female human capital attainment in sub-Saharan Africa, yet contraceptive take …