Women in the World-System: The Impact on Status and Fertility

Using world systems theory, this volume examines women’s status and fertility in the developing countries of the world. The author examines empirical data from over 90 countries–developed and less developed, with planned and market-oriented economies–to investigate the influence of investment and dependent development on women’s share of education, of the labor force, and of economic sectors, and how these facotrs influence fertility.