A population out of control? Myths about muslim fertility in contemporary India

World Development

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1805-1822

  Jeffery, Patricia ^a   Jeffery, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Demography; Fertility; India; Politics; Religion

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLITICAL PROCESS; RELIGION;

INDIA;

EID: 0036801669     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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