Global Fertility Transition

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Global Fertility Patterns
The Pace of Fertility Transition: National Patterns in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century	p. 17
Comment: The Pace of Fertility Decline and the Utility of Evolutionary Approaches	p. 53
The Effects of Improved Survival on Fertility: A Reassessment	p. 60
The Globalization of Fertility Behavior	p. 93
Comment: Globalization and Theories of Fertility Decline	p. 116
Institutional Factors Bearing on Fertility Transition
Government and Fertility in Transitional and Post-Transitional Societies	p. 129
Gender and Family Systems in the Fertility Transition	p. 160
Comment: A Gender Perspective for Understanding Low Fertility in Post-Transitional Societies	p. 177
Population Policies, Family Planning Programs, and Fertility: The Record	p. 184
Comment: Population Programs and Fertility	p. 205
Low-Fertility Regimes
Paths to Subreplacement Fertility: The Empirical Evidence	p. 213
Comment: A March Toward Population Recession	p. 255
Fertility and Reproductive Preferences in Post-Transitional Societies	p. 260
Comment: Desired Family Size and the Future Course of Fertility	p. 282
Postmodern Fertility Preferences: From Changing Value Orientation to New Behavior	p. 290
Comment: The Puzzling Persistence of Postmodern Fertility Preferences	p. 332
Authors	p. 339
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