Handbook of Population and Development in India

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Engaging with diverse perspectives on human development, human rights, and gender justice, this handbook provides a comprehensive understanding of the development–population linkages. Taking forward the debates and policy questions raised by the National Population Policy 2000, the handbook analyses a wide range of issues: Food security, climate change, and the environment; Potential of and opportunities for youth and the girl child; Public health and reproductive health services; Women’s empowerment and fertility choices; Role of law, media, and public action in population stabilization.

Does a large population slow down economic growth? Will rapid fertility decline solve the problem of income poverty and human deprivation? What leads to improvements in child survival and longevity? What explains the persistence of adverse sex ratios in India? What are the adverse impacts of a growing population on the environment? Examining these pressing concerns using the latest Census and NFHS data, the handbook identifies past trends and projects future challenges. Rejecting coercion and disincentives as means to achieve rapid population stabilization, it calls for a more humane approach—‘take care of people and the population will take care of itself’.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.K. Shiva Kumar

A.K. Shiva Kumar is Professor at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, and Advisor to UNICEF in India.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pradeep Panda

Pradeep Panda Senior Researcher, Micro Insurance Academy, New Delhi. He is also Senior Visiting Fellow, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rajani R Ved

Rajani R Ved a medical doctor and former MacArthur Fellow, is Adviser, National Health Systems Resource Centre, New Delhi.

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Title
Handbook of Population and Development in India
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
198069294, 9780198069294
Length
xv+240p., Illustrations; 25cm.
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