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This volume brings together 13 well researched and original essays which describes and analyse thte trajectory of fertility decline in teh south INdian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andrapradesh and Kerala. Documenting the fact that the fertility decline occurred in regions with vast differences in development indicators, the contributors argue that this transition must be understood as a cumulativew result of several factors including family planning policies, socio-economic transformations, and changes in social perceptions towards fertility, conteraceptions, marriage, family and child rearing. Combining various qualitative and quantitative techniques with field studies and historical analysis, the contributors go beyond the formal tools of demography and develop an original Geographical INformation System a spatial database encompassing south Indian districts. ISBN 0761932925
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