The Decline of Belgian Fertility, 1800-1970 / / Ron J. Lesthaeghe.

Fertility in Belgium declined early and remained low compared with that in other European countries. For this reason, and because of the nation's heterogeneity, study of its demographic transition illuminates the relationship between fertility behavior and socioeconomic development. Professor L...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1978
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Office of Population Research ; 1415
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Physical Description:1 online resource (284 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Maps and Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER 1: Introduction
  • CHAPTER 2: The Social and Economic Modernization
  • CHAPTER 3: The Evolution of Nuptiality
  • CHAPTER 4: The Transition of Marital, Illegitimate, and General Fertility
  • CHAPTER 5: Factors Associated with the Fertility. Decline-A First Approach
  • CHAPTER 6: Factors Associated with the Fertility. Decline-Multivariate Analyses
  • CHAPTER 7: Final Considerations
  • APPENDIX: The Quality of the Demographic Data
  • Index
  • Backmatter