
Demographic Transition Theory
John C. Caldwell(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 19. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 404 pages
978-90-481-7116-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It examines the demographic transition in the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. It asks if fluctuating populations is a new phenomenon, or if there has long been an inherent tendency in Man to maximize survival and to control family size.
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Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
VIII, 404 p.
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1104 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-481-7116-3 (9789048171163)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-4498-4
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Content
The Analytical Approach.- Issues of Early Transition.- Pretransitional Population Control and Equilibrium.- Was There a Neolithic Mortality Crisis?.- Population Intensification Theory.- On Net Intergenerational Wealth Flows: an Update.- Fertility Control in The Classical World: was There an Ancient Fertility Transition?.- Family Size Control by Infanticide in the Great Agrarian Societies of Asia.- The Modern Transition.- Transmuting the Industrial Revolution into Mortality Decline.- The Delayed Western Fertility Decline: an Examination of English-Speaking Countries.- Regional Paths to Fertility Transition.- The Globalization of Fertility Behavior.- Social Upheaval and Fertility Decline.- Demographic Theory: a Long View.- Policy Responses to Low Fertility and its Consequences: a Global Survey.- Explanations of the Fertility Crisis in Modern Societies: a Search for Commonalities.- Back to the Future: the Great Mortality Crises.