Humans are perhaps the most successful species in the history of life on Earth. From a few thousand individuals some 200,000 years ago, we passed 1 billion around 1800 and 6 billion in 1999. Our levels of consumption and the scope of our technologies have grown in parallel with, and in some ways out...

Introduction 2 Population 4 Fertility 4 Causes of High Fertility 5 Cultural determinants of fertility 5 Mortality 5 Migration and Refugee Issues 6 Agricultural Performance 7 Women's Time, and Their Role in Rural Production and Household Maintenance Systems 7 An A...

Introduction 2 Population 4 Fertility 4 Causes of High Fertility 5 Cultural determinants of fertility 5 Mortality 5 Migration and Refugee Issues 6 Agricultural Performance 7 Women's Time, and Their Role in Rural Production and Household Maintenance Systems 7 An A...