Questioning relationships between socioeconomic and demographic factors in the light of characteristics of rural Wallonia during the 19th century

Although relationships between economic and demographic changes have often been debated, studies have long remained focused on urban and industrial areas. Converging evidence, however, suggests that early birth control emerged in rural Wallonia. The aim of this article is to examine the dynamic relationship between economic and demographic changes. We start from the theoretical assumption that regions where early birth control is observed are actually spaces where populations did not have alternative means of dealing with a rupture in the balance between resources and populations. Preliminary... Mehr ...