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The Impact of New Technology

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Under what conditions can an addition to the present technology of fertility control have a measurable demographic impact and what are the central characteristics of the required technology?

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Ross, J.A., Mauldin, W.P. (1988). The Impact of New Technology. In: Ross, J.A., Mauldin, W.P. (eds) Berelson on Population. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3868-3_10

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