In his book "An Inquiry Into Wellbeing and Destitution" Partha Dasgupta discusses this issue at some length. In answering the question of why do the poor in poor countries have so many children?, he concludes that it is the lack of markets for capital and risk.
I simply cannot do him any justice from memory, not for this forum. Please check it out. -jsh __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
