Synopses & Reviews
This book is the culmination of a large research project led by a distinguished team of researchers. It explores the links between population growth and economic development in India, with particular reference to issues of the environment and human development. On present trends India is set to become the world's largest population, and this book seeks to give a general account of India's future under this expected growth, and derive policy conclusions from analysis of this account.
Review
"A valuable reference book and a model of quantitative analysis and sound prediction"--Foreign Affairs
Table of Contents
1. Overview
Demography
2. India's Population: The Past
3. Mortality Trends and the Health Transition
4. The Continuing Fertility Transition
5. India's Population: The Future
6. Migration and Urbanization: Retrospect and Prospects
Social Sectors and the Economy
7. Education and Literacy
8. Employment
9. The Condition of the People
10. The Economy, the Past, and the Future
Population, Food, and Environment
11. Prospects for Food Demand and Supply
12. Modelling the Environment
13. India's Urban Environment, Current Knowledge, and Future Possibilities
14. Water
15. Common Pool Resources
Policy
16. Lessons and Policies