Reassessing the Insurance Effect: A Qualitative Analysis of Fertility Behavior in Senegal and Zimbabwe

Autor:	Nathalie Mondain, Sara Randall, Todd Koppenhaver, Thomas Legrand
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Population Developing country Demographic transition Fertility Qualitative property Development Family life Child mortality Geography Socioeconomics education Demography media_common Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Population and Development Review. 29:375-403
ISSN:	1728-4457 0098-7921
DOI:	10.1111/j.1728-4457.2003.00375.x
Popis:	In this study we assess the insurance effect using qualitative data from Senegal and Zimbabwe and then propose an extended version of this theory that we believe better represents contemporary reproductive strategies and behaviors in these countries. Senegal and Zimbabwe were selected because they stand at different points in their demographic transitions they have contrasting colonial and postcolonial experiences and policies and they have extensive quantitative databases. By comparing the deliberate insurance strategies of parents in two sub-Saharan African countries that differ in culture history and geography we gain insight into the common and specific factors driving reproductive decision-making and more generally fertility transitions in the region. (excerpt)
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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