A comparative analysis of the determinants of fertility decline in Sri Lanka and South India (English)

This comparative analysis of the determinants of fertility decline in Kerala, Karnataka, and Sri Lanka was undertaken with the object of explaining the recent rapid decline in fertility in the region under seemingly unfavorable circumstances. The study confirmed that the fertility decline in the region was rapid. A chronological framework based on the costs of and benefits from children was used to explain the observed pattern of fertility trend and...

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Zacharaiah, K. C;

Newlon,Bonnie L.;
Document Date
1983/12/31
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
RES10
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India, Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
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2002/03/30
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Disclosed
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A comparative analysis of the determinants of fertility decline in Sri Lanka and South India
Keywords
age at marriage

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Zacharaiah, K. C; Newlon,Bonnie L..

A comparative analysis of the determinants of fertility decline in Sri Lanka and South India (English). Population, Health and Nutrition Department technical notes ; no. RES 10 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/529501468269143756

A comparative analysis of the determinants of fertility decline in Sri Lanka and South India (English)

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