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FROM POPULATION CONTROL TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FROM POPULATION CONTROL TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Malthusian Arithmetic MMoohhaann RRaaoo SSAAGGEE PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss New Delhi | Thousand Oaks | London FROM POPULATION CONTROL TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Malthusian Arithmetic MMoohhaann RRaaoo SSAAGGEE PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss New Delhi | Thousand Oaks | London Copyright © Mohan Rao, 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. First published in 2004 by For Githa, Rishab, and Nishad SSaaggee PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss IInnddiiaa PPvvtt LLttdd B-42 Panchsheel Enclave New Delhi 110 017 SSaaggee PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss IInncc.. SSaaggee PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss LLttdd 2455 Teller Road 1 Oliver’s Yard Thousand Oaks 55 City Road California 91320 London EC1Y 1SP Published by Tejeshwar Singh for Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, typeset in 10/12 Galliard BT at C&M Digitals (P) Ltd., Chennai and printed at Chaman Enterprises, New Delhi. LLiibbrraarryy ooff CCoonnggrreessss CCaattaallooggiinngg--iinn--PPuubblliiccaattiioonn DDaattaa Rao, Mohan, 1953– From population control to reproductive health: Malthusian arthmetic / Mohan Rao. p.cm. Includes bibliogarphical references and index. 1. Birth control—Government policy—India. 2. Women—Health and hygiene—India. 3. India—Population policy. 4. Neo-Malthusianism— India. I. Title. HQ766.515R319 363.9′6′0954—dc22 2004 2004017648 ISBN: 0-7619-3269-0 (Hb) 81-7829-407-9 (India-Hb) 0-7619-3285-2 (Pb) 81-7829-409-5 (India-Pb) Sage Production Team: Jai Sankar Prasad, Rajib Chatterjee and Santosh Rawat Copyright © Mohan Rao, 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. First published in 2004 by For Githa, Rishab, and Nishad SSaaggee PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss IInnddiiaa PPvvtt LLttdd B-42 Panchsheel Enclave New Delhi 110 017 SSaaggee PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss IInncc.. SSaaggee PPuubblliiccaattiioonnss LLttdd 2455 Teller Road 1 Oliver’s Yard Thousand Oaks 55 City Road California 91320 London EC1Y 1SP Published by Tejeshwar Singh for Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, typeset in 10/12 Galliard BT at C&M Digitals (P) Ltd., Chennai and printed at Chaman Enterprises, New Delhi. LLiibbrraarryy ooff CCoonnggrreessss CCaattaallooggiinngg--iinn--PPuubblliiccaattiioonn DDaattaa Rao, Mohan, 1953– From population control to reproductive health: Malthusian arthmetic / Mohan Rao. p.cm. Includes bibliogarphical references and index. 1. Birth control—Government policy—India. 2. Women—Health and hygiene—India. 3. India—Population policy. 4. Neo-Malthusianism— India. I. Title. HQ766.515R319 363.9′6′0954—dc22 2004 2004017648 ISBN: 0-7619-3269-0 (Hb) 81-7829-407-9 (India-Hb) 0-7619-3285-2 (Pb) 81-7829-409-5 (India-Pb) Sage Production Team: Jai Sankar Prasad, Rajib Chatterjee and Santosh Rawat CONTENTS List of Tables 8 List of Abbreviations 9 Acknowledgements 11 Introduction 13 1. The Indian Family-Planning Programme 19 2. Red Herrings: Malthusianism and Neo-Malthusianism 75 3. Beyond Malthusian Arithmetic 123 4. Reifying Reproduction 158 5. Into the 1990s: Old Wine in New Bottles? 203 6. Conclusion: The Many Avatars of Malthus 257 Index 273 About the Author 289 CONTENTS List of Tables 8 List of Abbreviations 9 Acknowledgements 11 Introduction 13 1. The Indian Family-Planning Programme 19 2. Red Herrings: Malthusianism and Neo-Malthusianism 75 3. Beyond Malthusian Arithmetic 123 4. Reifying Reproduction 158 5. Into the 1990s: Old Wine in New Bottles? 203 6. Conclusion: The Many Avatars of Malthus 257 Index 273 About the Author 289 LIST OF TABLES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3.1 Distribution of Families by Size in Relation to Class 149 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 3.2 Proportionate Distribution of Families by Size and AIDWA All India Democratic Women’s Association Mean Family Size in Relation to Class 150 ANM Auxiliary Nurse Midwife 3.3 Distribution of the Children Ever Born Ratio in ARI Acute Respiratory Infection Relation to Class Groups 151 BPL Below Poverty Line 3.4 Distribution of the Ratio of Infant Deaths by CDR Crude Death Rate Cohorts of Married Women in Relation to CEDAW UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Class Groups 152 Discrimination against Women 3.5 Distribution of the Child Survival Ratio by CPR Couple Protection Rate Cohorts of Married Women in Relation to Class 153 CRPS Centre for Research on Population and Security CSR Child Sex Ratio 5.1 All-India Infant Mortality Rates 226 CWDS Centre for Women’s Development Studies 5.2 Expenditure on Health and Family Welfare 227 CWPE Committee for Women, Population, and Environment FPAI Family Planning Association of India GDP Gross Domestic Product GM Genetically Modified GNP Gross National Product ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research ICPD International Conference on Population and Development ICSSR Indian Council of Social Science Research IFA Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Tablets IFFH International Federation of Family Health IMR Infant Mortality Rate IPPF International Planned Parenthood Foundation IUCD Intrauterine Contraceptive Device IWHC International Women’s Health Coalition KAP Knowledge Attitude Practice MMR Maternal Mortality Rate LIST OF TABLES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3.1 Distribution of Families by Size in Relation to Class 149 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 3.2 Proportionate Distribution of Families by Size and AIDWA All India Democratic Women’s Association Mean Family Size in Relation to Class 150 ANM Auxiliary Nurse Midwife 3.3 Distribution of the Children Ever Born Ratio in ARI Acute Respiratory Infection Relation to Class Groups 151 BPL Below Poverty Line 3.4 Distribution of the Ratio of Infant Deaths by CDR Crude Death Rate Cohorts of Married Women in Relation to CEDAW UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Class Groups 152 Discrimination against Women 3.5 Distribution of the Child Survival Ratio by CPR Couple Protection Rate Cohorts of Married Women in Relation to Class 153 CRPS Centre for Research on Population and Security CSR Child Sex Ratio 5.1 All-India Infant Mortality Rates 226 CWDS Centre for Women’s Development Studies 5.2 Expenditure on Health and Family Welfare 227 CWPE Committee for Women, Population, and Environment FPAI Family Planning Association of India GDP Gross Domestic Product GM Genetically Modified GNP Gross National Product ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research ICPD International Conference on Population and Development ICSSR Indian Council of Social Science Research IFA Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Tablets IFFH International Federation of Family Health IMR Infant Mortality Rate IPPF International Planned Parenthood Foundation IUCD Intrauterine Contraceptive Device IWHC International Women’s Health Coalition KAP Knowledge Attitude Practice MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
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