Demographic Transition in Kerala Revisited

Many competing hypotheses about Kerala's demographic transition have flourished and remained untested for long. This article undertakes a thorough review of demographic trends in Kerala by a careful scrutiny of evidence presented by various data sources. By employing a quantitative approach and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: P. N. Mari Bhat and S. Irudaya Rajan
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 25, No. 35/36 (Sep. 1-8, 1990), 1990
Subjects:
INFANT CHILD MORTALITY HEALTH CARE FERTILITY DECLINE
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003957.pdf
LEADER 011460000a22001450004500
100 |a P. N. Mari Bhat and S. Irudaya Rajan 
245 |a Demographic Transition in Kerala Revisited 
260 |c 1990 
260 |b Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 25, No. 35/36 (Sep. 1-8, 1990), 
520 |a Many competing hypotheses about Kerala's demographic transition have flourished and remained untested for long. This article undertakes a thorough review of demographic trends in Kerala by a careful scrutiny of evidence presented by various data sources. By employing a quantitative approach and using data for districts in and around Kerala, the authors test some of the hypotheses put forward to explain the shift in levels of birth and death rates. The article also briefly discusses the implications of the current declines for the future of the Kerala economy and assesses the prospects for a similar change elsewhere in India 
650 |a INFANT CHILD MORTALITY HEALTH CARE FERTILITY DECLINE  
856 |u http://10.26.1.76/ks/003957.pdf 
942 |c KS 
999 |c 73345  |d 73345 
952 |0 0  |1 0  |4 0  |7 0  |9 65309  |a MGUL  |b MGUL  |d 2015-08-01  |l 0  |r 2015-08-01  |w 2015-08-01  |y KS 

Similar Items