Falkingham, Jane and Gjonça, Arjan 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1382-4100
(2001)
Fertility transition in communist Albania, 1950-90.
Population Studies, 55 (3).
pp. 309-318.
ISSN 0032-4728
Abstract
In 1945, at the end of the Second World War, Albania had the highest fertility in Europe with an average of more than six live births per woman. However when Albania emerged from behind the 'olive curtain' in 1990, fertility had fallen to three children per woman, despite a pro-natalist environment and in the virtual absence of contraception and abortion. Nevertheless, after five decades, Albania's position at the top of the European fertility league remains unchanged. This paper documents the fertility transition in Albania during the period 1950-90 and places the demographic results in the context of recent socioeconomic and cultural change.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00324728.ht... |
| Additional Information: | © 2001 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Social Policy LSE Health |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DR Balkan Peninsula H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2008 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 05:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/7235 |
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