Detenninants of Aggregate Fertility in Pakistan

Ghulam Soomro
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Ghulam Soomro: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

The Pakistan Development Review, 1986, vol. 25, issue 4, 553-570

Abstract: Experiencing high fertility and declining mortality levels, the developing countries are today faced with the problem of relatively high rates of natural increase in their populations. This pace of growth in population, influenced by high fertility levels, impedes the overall development planning. As pointed out in a document prepared by the Planning Commission of Pl\kistan, 'A vicious circle is set in motion in which high fertility and socio-economic stagnation breed upon each other' [5]. In the developing countries, development programmes including birth control programmes are in operation. The sustained high fertility levels, therefore, call for more insights into the mechanisms operating in the society and influencing fertility.

Date: 1986
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