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Determinants of fertility decline in India :

Zachariah, K. C.

Determinants of fertility decline in India : an analysis / - Washington, D.C., U.S.A. : World Bank, c1984. - xiv, 55 p. :ill., - World Bank Staff working papers ; no. 699 Population and Development series ; no. 24 .

Includes bibliographical references.

"Fertility Transition in South India" documents the various phases of fertility transition in India. It argues that this transition is best understood as the cumulative effect of behavioural changes - such as delay in marriage and use of contraceptives - which over time has altered social perceptions on fertility.

0821304569 (pbk.)


Fertility, Human.
Birth control.


India.

HB1049 / .Z33 1984

304.6'32'0954 / ZAC