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

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
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABORTION ABORTION RATE ADULT MEN ADULTS AGE AT MARRIAGE AVERAGE AGE CENTER FOR HEALTH CHILD BIRTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CHILD-BEARING CHILDBEARING CHILDREN PER WOMAN CIVIL LAW CONTRACEPTION CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE USE COUPLES COURT CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICE DECLINE IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIFFERENTIALS IN FERTILITY DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EITHER SEX EQUAL TREATMENT EXCESS FERTILITY EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY COMPOSITION FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM FAMILY SIZE FAMILY STRUCTURE FEMALE FEMALE CHILDREN FERTILITY FERTILITY BEHAVIOR FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR FERTILITY DECLINE FERTILITY LEVELS FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATE FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST CHILD GENDER GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER PREFERENCES HEALTH CARE HOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND IDEAL FAMILY SIZE IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHT INHERITANCE RIGHTS ISLAMIC LAW ISLAMIC LEGISLATION IUD JUSTICE LAND OWNERSHIP LARGER FAMILIES LEGISLATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LOW FERTILITY LOW FERTILITY LEVELS MALE RELATIVES MARITAL FERTILITY MARRIAGES MARRIED MAN MARRIED WOMEN METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE USE MODERNIZATION MORTALITY DIFFERENTIALS MOTHER MUSLIM GIRLS MUSLIM WOMEN NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING NATIONAL LAW NUCLEAR FAMILY NUMBER OF CHILDREN PARENTS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION DEVELOPMENT POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION POLICY POPULATION RESEARCH POPULOUS COUNTRY PRENATAL SEX SELECTION PREFERENCE FOR SONS PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS PUBLIC HEALTH RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR RESIDENCE SCHOOLS SEX SEX PREFERENCE SEX RATIO SEX RATIOS SIBLINGS SMALL FAMILIES SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIETY SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOCIOLOGY SON PREFERENCE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER SPOUSE STERILIZATION UNFPA UNITED NATION POPULATION FUND USE OF CONTRACEPTION WIDOWS WIFE WILL WIVES
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