INFANT MORTALITY IN THE WORLD-SYSTEM
Journal Title: Journal of Globalization Studies - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Results of a study of the cross-national determinants of the 2005 infant mor-tality rate for fifty-nine low and middle-income countries are reported here. We examined the empirical validity of four macro-social change theories: gender stratification theory, modernization theory, dependency/world-systems theory, and developmental state theory. We found strong support for gender stratification theory: female education had a negative effect on infant mortality. Support was also found for modernization theory: as industrialization increased, the infant mortality rate decreased. No support was found for developmental state theory and dependency/world-system theory. Several control variables were examined, but only Sub-Saharan Africa status proved to be an important predictor: Sub-Saharan African countries had a significantly higher infant mortality rate than their non Sub-Saharan African counterparts. Implications of the findings and suggestions for future research are briefly discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
R. Scott FREY, Wanjun Cui
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