title: The effects of socialist transformation on the fertility of the rural population of Ethiopia.
abstract: "Drawing on the experience of pre-revolutionary Russia, Poland, India, the Philippines and Kenya, an attempt is made to assess the implications  the 1975 Land Reform will have [for] fertility in rural Ethiopia.  The experience of these countries strongly suggests that in the short run, the 1975 Land Reform will have a powerful positive effect on the fertility of the rural population.  Change in favour of smaller families will set in once the peasant mode of production becomes progressively socialized."
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mackay
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D005002:Ethiopia; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012939:Social Planning; D012950:Socialism
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Agricultural Development; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; Environment; Ethiopia; Family Size; Fertility; Land Supply; Natural Resources; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Rural Development; Socialism