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100 1 _aCALDWELL, John C.
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245 1 0 _aDemographic transition theory /
_cJohn C. Caldwell ; contributing ; contributing co-authors: Bruce K. Caldwell [and others]
260 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer,
_c2006
300 _avi, 418 p. :
_bil. ;
_c25cm
504 _aInclou referències bibliogràfiques i índex (p. 397-418)
505 _aPreface. -- Introduction. -- Part I: Issues of early transition: 2. Pretransitional population control and equilibrium. 3. Was there a Neolithic mortality crisis?. 4. Population intensification theory. 5. On net intergenerational wealth flows: an update. 6. Fertility control in the classical world: was there an ancient fertility transition?. 7. Family size control by infanticide in the great agrarian societies of Asia. -- Part II: The modern transition: 8. Transmuting the industrial revolution into mortality decline. 9. The delayed Western fertility decline: an examination of English-speaking countries. 10. Regional paths to fertility transition. 11. The globalization of fertility behavior. 12. Social upheaval and fertility decline. 13. Demographic theory: a long view. 14. Policy responses to low fertility and its consequences: a global survey. 15. Explanations of the fertility crisis in modern societies: a search for commonalities. 16. Back to the future: the great mortality crises. -- Index
520 _aThe demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. This book addresses the situation among hunters and gatherers, traditional farmers and classical civilizations, and examines the modern transition.
650 7 _aPoblació
_xHistòria
_97751
_2lemac
650 7 _aTransició demogràfica
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_2lemac
655 7 _918
_aHISTORIA
_fHISTORY
_iHISTÒRIA
_2popin
655 7 _9241
_aINVESTIGACIÓN DEMOGRÁFICA
_fDEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
_iRECERCA DEMOGRÀFICA
_2popin
655 7 _9106
_aTRANSICIÓN DEMOGRÁFICA
_fDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
_iTRANSICIÓ DEMOGRÀFICA
_2popin
655 7 _913949
_aDEMOGRAFÍA
_fDEMOGRAPHY
_iDEMOGRAFIA
700 1 _4co-aut
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_aCaldwell, Bruce,
_cDr.
901 _aRevisat
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_cMO
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