From Population Control To Reproductive Health: Malthusian Arithmetic

291 Pages·2004·47.613 MB·English

by  Mohan Rao

from popu trol
to repro ealth
arithmetic
mohan rao
FROM POPULATION CONTROL TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

FROM POPULATION CONTROL TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Malthusian Arithmetic
Mohan Rao

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rao, Mohan, 1953–
From population control to reproductive health: Malthusian arithmetic/Mohan Rao.
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical 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.
HQ766.5.I5R319 363.9'6'0954—dc22 2004 2004017648
ISBN: 978-07-619-3269-7 (HB)
For Githa, Rishab, and Nishad

CONTENTS
List of Tables 8
List ofA bbreviations 9
Acknowledgements 11
Introduction 13
1. The Indian Family-Planning Programme 19
2. Red Herrings: Malthusianism and Neo-Malthusianism 75
3. Beyond Malthusian Arithmet~c 123
4. Reifying Reproduction 158
5. Into the 1990s: Old Wine in New Bottles? 203
6. Conclusion: The Many Avatars ofMalthus 257
Index 273
About the Author 288
LIST OF TABLES
3.1 Distribution of Families by Size in Relation to Class 149
3.2 Proportionate Distribution of Families by Size and
Mean Family Size in Relation to Class 150
3.3 Distribution of the Children Ever Born Ratio in
Relation to Class Groups 151
3.4 Distribution of the Ratio of Infant Deaths by
Cohorts of Married Women in Relation to
Class Groups 152
3.5 Distribution of the Child Survival Ratio by
Cohorts of Married Women in Relation to Class 153
5.1 All-India Infant Mortality Rates 226
5.2 Expenditure on Health and Family Welfare 227