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Fertility transition in south India /

This volume brings together 13 well-researched and original essays which describe and analyse the trajectory of fertility decline in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Documenting the fact that the fertility decline occurred in regions with vast differences...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Guilmoto, Christophe, Irudaya Rajan, S. (Sebastian), 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Pub., 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : Emerging demographic change in south India / S. Irudaya Rajan
  • South Indian fertility in past times : the colonial period / Ravindran Gopinath
  • Mapping out fertility in south India : methodology and results / Sébastien Oliveau
  • Fertility trends and differentials in Andhra Pradesh / P. Ramachandran and P. Ramesh
  • Fertility transition in Karnataka : levels, trends and implications / T.V. Sekher, K.N.M. Raju and M.N. Sivakumar
  • Fertility change in Kerala / S. Irudaya Rajan and Sabu Aliyar
  • Fertility in Tamil Nadu : level and recent trends / P.N. Rajna, P.M. Kulkarni and N. Thenmozhi
  • Causes of fertility transition in Tamil Nadu / S. Krishnamoorthy, P.M. Kulkarni and N. Audinarayana
  • Low fertility and female discrimination in south India : the puzzle of Salem district, Tamil Nadu / Stéphanie Vella
  • Family and fertility decisions : an anthropological enquiry / K.N.M. Raju
  • Significance of medical and paramedical personnel in demographic transition : an empirical analysis / K. Srinivasan and Sanjay Kumar
  • An analysis of the determinants of fertility behaviour in south India at the village level / Manisha Chakrabarty and Christophe Z. Guilmoto
  • Decline in fertility in Andhra Pradesh : a re-examination of conflicting arguments / K.S. James and S.V. Subramanian
  • Fertility decline in India : maps, models and hypotheses / Christophe Z. Guilmoto.