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of the fact that lower fertility ( that is , a reduction in the number of children a mother has in her lifetime ) takes a generation or two to translate into a reduced growth rate . As part of a major international effort over the last ...
of the fact that lower fertility ( that is , a reduction in the number of children a mother has in her lifetime ) takes a generation or two to translate into a reduced growth rate . As part of a major international effort over the last ...
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Fertility went down . Fertility declined in urban areas too , perhaps faster than in the countryside . In fact , the most urbanized countries - Uruguay , Argentina , Chile , and Venezuela - experienced the sharpest drops in fertility .
Fertility went down . Fertility declined in urban areas too , perhaps faster than in the countryside . In fact , the most urbanized countries - Uruguay , Argentina , Chile , and Venezuela - experienced the sharpest drops in fertility .
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UNFPA draws encouragement from the increase in contraceptive use and declining trends in fertility in countries where family planning services have been made more available ; it points out that the less developed the country , the more ...
UNFPA draws encouragement from the increase in contraceptive use and declining trends in fertility in countries where family planning services have been made more available ; it points out that the less developed the country , the more ...
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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