| Description |
xxi, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Series |
South-East Asian social science monographs |
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South-East Asian social science monographs.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction and Background -- 2. Theories of Fertility Transition -- 3. Overview of Fertility Changes in the Peninsula -- 4. Chinese and Indian Fertility Transition by State -- 5. Malay Fertility Changes by State -- 6. Demographic Change in Sabah and Sarawak -- 7. Demographic Changes in Malaysia Compared with Similar Groups in East and South-East Asia -- 8. Implications of Malaysian Fertility Transition for Theory and Policy -- 9. The Demographic Context of Vision 2020 |
| Summary |
This book is an important contribution to the understanding of the demography of Malaysia The book's main focus is on changes and differentials in fertility behaviour, their causes, and their consequences. It outlines the modern history of changes in Malaysia's population and the economic, social, political, and cultural context within which the changes have occurred. A study is also made of the mortality and fertility changes that have occurred among the main communities in the lesser developed states of Sabah and Sarawak |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [205]-217 |
| Subject |
Birth control -- Malaysia.
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Demographic transition -- Malaysia.
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Fertility, Human -- Malaysia.
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Population forecasting -- Malaysia.
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| SUBJECT |
Malaysia -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115797
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| LC no. |
95040952 |
| ISBN |
967653109X |
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