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1 online resource (405 pages) |
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INFANT MORTALITY, POPULATION GROWTH AND FAMILY PLANNING IN INDIA; Copyright; INFANT MORTALITY POPULATION GROWTH AND FAMILY PLANNING IN INDIA; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Chapter IPopulation Census and Vital Statistics in India; Chapter Measurement of Infant Mortality; Chapter IIIInfant Mortality in India and the World -- Facts; Chapter IVCauses of Infant Mortality; Chapter VNutrition and Infant Welfare; Chapter VIPopulation Growth, Infant Mortality, and Family Planning; Chapter VIIThe Fight Against Infant Mortality and For The Small Family Norm; Appendixes |
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Appendix 1Declaration of the Rights of the ChildAppendix 2The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1968; Appendix 3Population of India According to 1951 and 1961 Censuses and Estimated Population for 1971; Appendix 4Registered Birth Rates, Death Rates and Infant Mortality Rates in India: 1901-70; Appendix 5Religious Composition of India's Population (According to the 1951 and 1961 Censuses); Appendix 6Infant Mortality Rates in Selected Countries: 1900-68; Appendix 7Infant Mortality Rate by Age and Sex in Selected Countries (For Latest Available Years) |
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Appendix 8India -- Area, Population, and Literacy (1971 Census)Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1972, this reissue deals with the crucial issue of population explosion, one of the most crucial problems facing the contemporary developing world. Written by a world-renowned demographer and family planning specialist, the book deals specifically with the Indian experience. Reviewing population change in India over the last century, Professor Chandrasekhar focuses on three key issues: the socioeconomic repercussions of reduced infant mortality in twentieth-century India; the rapid population growth from 1871 and its implications on India's efforts to raise her standard of li |
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Print version record |
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Family planning services -- India
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Infants -- Mortality -- India
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Population.
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Family planning services
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Infants -- Mortality
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Population
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India -- Population
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India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203839218 |
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0203839218 |
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