Demography

African households are among the most complex in the world. This work investigates relationships among individuals in the household and relates them to household characteristics such as structure and headship. The analyses use micro-data from countries Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d?Ivoi..

First published in 1978, this book explores the vital global issue of high and low fertility in poorer countries through a series of case studies by contemporary experts in the fields of development and demography. These studies examine such issues as: the relations between fertility rates and incom..

This study of South Africa looks at the interplay of demographic, social and economic processes in a society undergoing rapid change as a result of the collapse of apartheid. It uses data from the first post-apartheid census as the basis for its analyses...

First published in 1982, this collection was the result of an ambitious and wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary research programme conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) on the relationship between women’s roles and demographic change, with a view to influencing contemporary government and ..