The Spread of Education and Fertility Decline: A Thai Province Level Test of Caldwell's "Wealth Flows" Theory.

London, Bruce; Hadden, Kenneth

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ERIC Number: EJ395680

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Spread of Education and Fertility Decline: A Thai Province Level Test of Caldwell's "Wealth Flows" Theory.

London, Bruce; Hadden, Kenneth

Rural Sociology, v54 n1 p17-36 Spr 1989

Uses 1960-80 census data for 69 nonmetropolitan provinces of Thailand to assess theories of fertility decline. Finds that, congruent with Caldwell's theory, fertility reductions were greatest where mass education was most widespread, but aspects of political-economic and ecological theories were also supported. Contains 43 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Attendance, Birth Rate, Family Size, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Multiple Regression Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Rural Areas, Social Science Research, Social Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Thailand

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