Demographic transitions and children's resources: growth or divergence?
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Demographic transitions and children’s resources: Bonus or divergence?
How do fertility transitions affect childrenŠs resources? Existing perspectives provide two seemingly different answers: ŞDilutionŤ arguments focusing on family size predict growth in average resources, while ŞdivergenceŤ arguments focusing on family structure predict increased inequality. We suggest that these two perspectives are complementary and reconcilable within an integrated framework. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Demographic Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1435-9871
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2007.16.7