Handbook of population and development in India / edited by A.K. Shiva Kumar, Pradeep Panda, Rajani R. Ved.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Delhi : Institute for Human Development : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description
xv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
Series
Oxford India handbooks. [More in this series]
Notes
  • Contributed articles.
  • "The research for this book was supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation."--T.p verso.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
  • Population and human development : contemporary concerns / A.K. Shiva Kumar
  • Reaping the demographic dividend / C.P. Chandrasekhar, Jayati Ghosh, and Anamitra Roychowdhury
  • Population, environment, and climate change / Sunita Narain
  • Why penalize people? / Mohan Rao
  • Population and food security / Madhura Swaminathan
  • Revisiting India's population policies / Gautam Bhan and Pradeep Panda
  • National Population Policy 2000 : what can it achieve realistically / A.R. Nanda
  • Reducing maternal mortality / Rajani R. Ved
  • Fertility and epidemiological transitions : cracks in India's health policy / Radhika Ramasubban
  • Fertility decline in the South Indian states / K. Nagaraj
  • Fertility transition : lessons from South India / Leela Visaria
  • Understanding the young mind / Vikram Patel
  • The unwanted girl child / Preet Rustagi
  • An explosion of aspirations / Claire Noranha and Meera Samson
  • Reproductive rights and community action / Abhijit Das
  • Media and public health : neither fish nor fowl / Kalpana Sharma
  • Women in India's National Population Policy : is empowerment enough? / Kalyani Menon-Sen
  • The changing context and meaning of women's empowerment / Srilatha Batliwala
  • National Population Policy of India 2000
  • Population statistics.
Other title(s)
Hand book of population and development in India
ISBN
  • 9780198069294
  • 0198069294
LCCN
2010347789
OCLC
672227609
RCP
C - S
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...