Political instability, gender discrimination, and population growth in developing countries

被引:4
作者
Lehmijoki, Ulla
Palokangas, Tapio
机构
[1] Univ Helsinki, HECER, Helsinki, Finland
[2] IZA, Helsinki 00014, Finland
关键词
population growth; discrimination; political instability;
D O I
10.1007/s00148-005-0045-8
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper introduces gender discrimination and population growth into a model of political economy. The government keeps up the military for the sake of political instability in the country. It is shown that if the risk of internal conflicts is high, then the government needs a bigger military and a larger supply of young men for it. The government is then willing to boost population growth by keeping women outside the production (e.g. neglecting their education or restricting their movement). Some empirical evidence on the interdependence of political instability, population growth, and gender discrimination is provided.
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页码:431 / 446
页数:16
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