Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; I: Population Theories Since Malthus; 1. Methodology; 2. Biological Theories; The Density Principle; The Diet Principle; Spencer's Biological Theory; 3. Cultural Theories; The Volitional Approach; The Principle of Increasing 'Individuality'; The Theory of Increasing Prosperity; Rationalism as the Cause of the Fertility Decline; Socio-Economic Status; Urbanization; 4. The Economic Analysis: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories; Historical Survey; The Classical School; Neo-Classical Theory
5. The Economic Analysis Continued: Marxian and Leninist Influence on Soviet DemographyII: The Economic Interpretation; 6. The Problem; 7. The Evolution in the Economic Function of the Family; The Changed Economic Function of the Family among the Wealthy; The Economic Function of the Family for the Poor; Women's Social Status and Fertility; 8. The Demand for Labour; The Industrial Revolution; The Evolution of Capitalism and the Fertility Decline; 9. Summary and Conclusions; Index
