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

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

Fertility, Biology, and Behavior: An Analysis of the Proximate Determinants presents the proximate determinants of natural fertility. This book discusses the bi

Observers of the Third World have been surprised in recent years by the dramatic declines in both birth and death rates in many developing countries. These phen

The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life