The revolution in Asian fertility: dimensions causes and implications.

These are revised and updated versions of papers originally presented at a seminar on fertility change in Asia held in Bangkok Thailand March 28-31 1988. The papers are organized under six chapter headings covering an introduction to the fertility transition in Asia individual country studies regional and ethnic variations within countries cross-national comparisons of cultural groups the consequences of rapid fertility decline in Asia and implications of the decline for transition theories. A list of authors and their affiliations is included. (ANNOTATION)