Incluye referencias bibliográficas.

Preface -- Pt. 1. The demographic situation: 1. Population conditions in mainland Sub-Saharan Africa / Althea Hill -- Pt. 2. Economic consequences of rapid population growth: 2. Population growth and agricultural productivity / Teresa J. Ho -- 3. Population growth, wood fuels, and resource problems / Douglas F. Barnes -- 4. Absorbing a rapidly growing labor force / Stein Hansen -- 5. Accommodating urban growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / Mark R. Montgomery and Edward K. Brown -- Pt. 3. Household and individual consequences of reproductive patterns: 6. Effects of fertility change on maternal and child survival / DeborahMaine, Regina McNamara, Joe Wray, Abdul-Aziz Farah, and Marilyn Wallace -- 7. Effects of timing of marriage on reproductive health / George T. F. Acsadi and Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi -- 8. Socioeconomic consequences of high fertility for the family / Virginia DeLancey -- Pt. 4. The context and causes of high fertility: 9. The proximate determinants of fertility / John Boongaarts, Odile Frank, and Ron Lesthaeghe -- 10. Socioeconomic differentials in fertility and their explanation / Susan H. Cochrane and Samir Farid -- 11. Demand for children and childspacing / George T. F. Acsadi and Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi -- 12. The demand for fertility control / Odile Frank -- 13. Cultural forces tending to sustain high fertility / John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell -- Pt. 5. Programs to reduce fertility: 14. The development of population and family planning policies / Susan H. Cochrane, Fred T. Sai, and Janet Nassim -- 15. Family planning pilot projects / John A. Ross -- Contributors.