From Population Control to Reproductive Health : Malthusian Arithmetic
Mohan. Rao
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New Delhi : : SAGE India, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (290 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 - The Indian Family-Planning Programme; 2 - Red Herrings: Malthusianism and Neo-Malthusianism; 3 - Beyond Malthusian Arithmetic; 4 - Reifying Reproduction; 5 - Into the 1990s: Old Wine in New Bottles?; 6 - Conclusion: The Many Avatars of Malthus; Index; About the Author. - The Indian family planning programme, one of the largest public health initiatives in the world, has adopted various strategies since its inception-none, however, have yielded the desired results. What are the reasons for this? Why do large sections of the elite blame the population `explosion` for all the social and economic problems that India faces? Answering these questions, the book critically evaluates the family planning programme in India, exposing its biases and skewed priorities. It argues that Neo-Malthusian ideology has profoundly influenced not only demographers, but also policy p
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| ISBN | 0761932690. - 0761932852
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