The literature generally points to a negative relationship between female education and fertility. Citing this pattern, policymakers have advocated educating girls and young women as a means to reduce population growth and foster sustained economic and social welfare in developing countries....

This publication is part of the OECD workstream on Preparing Regions for Demographic Change. It elaborates a case study for the Portuguese region of Alentejo and focuses on improving the delivery of educational services taking into account the multi-level governance context. The study highlights...

In unserer Zeit der Umbrüche ein nützliches Buch: Diese Umbrüche wurden ausgelöst, weil wieder einmal in unserer Geschichte wissenschaftliche und technologische Entwicklungen den natürlichen und gesellschaftlichen Verhältnissen so stürmisch vorauseilen, dass nicht nur viele Menschen,...

The literature generally points to a negative relationship between female education and fertility. Citing this pattern, policymakers have advocated educating girls and young women as a means to reduce population growth and foster sustained economic and social welfare in developing countries....