Poverty and Fertility-A Review of Theory and Evidence

A Review of Theory and Evidence N Krishnaji There are two distinct but related aspects of the association between poverty and fertility which have been discussed widely in the literature on development. The first concerns a comparison between countries at various stages of development, while the second relates to differences between poor and rich families within poor countries. There is some confusion in the literature on fertility in relation to levels of living and development, which can be traced to a mixing up of these two