Southeast Asia‘s rapid economic growth and demographic change have brought
divergent fertility behaviors, particularly those of socially excluded groups, into sharper
focus. In Vietnam, while the ma...
On 15 Mar 2011 This paper explores how poverty affects childbearing patterns in the contemporary
developing world. In considering the association between poverty and fertility, we explore
one measure of economic s...
On 14 Mar 2011 This paper analyzes parents‘ decisions about girls‘ schooling in the context of
marriage through in-depth exploration of case studies in two rural areas of northern
Bangladesh. The villages are site...
On 15 Feb 2011 This paper addresses gender equity in parents‘ educational investments in children in a
context of rising school attendance in rural Bangladesh. Our premise is that in addition to factors
such as sc...
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