Islamic Inheritance Law, Son Preference and Fertility Behavior of Muslim Couples in Indonesia

This paper examines whether the son preference and fertility behavior of Muslim couples respond to the risk of inheritance expropriation by their extended family. According to traditional Islamic inheritance principles, only the son of a deceased m...

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Main Author: Carranza, Eliana
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
IUD
SEX
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120221114635
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3258