Dynamics of family size and composition
A computer simulation study with reference to rural India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2159054 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandan Mukherjee (0009-0007-7932-0320, Centre For Development Studies), N Krishnaji (Centre for Economic and Social Studies) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 279-299 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066159508438575 |
| PMID | 12319972 |
| OpenAlex | W2093645473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This study attempts to understand the dynamics that produce the persistent observation of a strong positive correlation between family size and extent of landholdings in predominantly agrarian economies [in India]. Such a correlation can arise from different types of demographic configurations including the rules of family formation. For example, big landholdings may be associated with large families, despite the lack of differentials across holdings of different size in fertility and mortality, simply because these families may remain undivided for long periods. In the absence of conclusive data to analyse this relationship in the Indian case, this study sets up a computer simulation model for studying the results of alternative demographic configurations
Agrarian society · Agriculture · Composition (language · Correlation · Demographic economics · Dynamics (music · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Population · Sociology · Agricultural risk and resilience · Demography · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics · Social and Economic Development in India
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 1995 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |