Wolfgang Lutz, Founding Director, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital

In the social sciences we learn most when studying different population sub-groups, over time . By looking at the demographic evolution of the Bohemian Jews over more than two centuries, Jana Vobecká’s book makes an important contribution to our general understanding of the drivers of demographic transition. It nicely complements earlier studies in the context of the Princeton European Fertility Project, which could not identify such distinct sub-populations. In my reading of this important book, the higher education of Jews was a key reason for their earlier and faster demographic transition.
Reviewed book: 
Author: 
Jana Vobecka
ISBN: 
978-615-5225-33-8
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$79.00 / €69.00 / £63.00
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