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As a part of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations, this compilation of papers is presented by eminent scholars at the Institute of Economic Growth in Delhi and discusses the links between population, health, human resources, and socioeconomic development in India. Providing detailed accounts of demographic transitions and their consequences for urbanization and development processes, this volume also offers a critical appraisal of population and health policies and ...
This book provides a fresh perspective on the linkages between distress out-migration, poverty and environmental degradation in India. The authors’ hypothesis is that the establishment of properly constituted property rights through institutional intervention is the key in mitigating poverty and to stemming distress out-migration from rural to urban areas. They provide conclusive evidence concerning the impact of institutional changes on environmental ...
The book provides perspectives on inter linkages between fertility, mortality, contraception, reproductive health, and socio-economic and cultural factors in slum population groups in Delhi. Multivariate analysis of survey based data from five selected slums of Delhi reveals strong inter connections amongst crucial demographic parameters namely marriage-age, fertility, contraception, fetal-wastage, and infant and child mortality. Thereby the study reveals ...
"This major study highlights intricately connected issues of socio-economic status and reproductive health rights of women in the four selected urban slums of Delhi metropolis, gender discrimination against girl children during their infancy and childhood in terms of accessibility to the basic needs of health care, nutrition, and education effects their physical and mental health, and thereby their income-generating capabilities and socio-economic status and ...