Economic development, gender inequality, and demographic outcomes: Evidence from India

Population and Development Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-292

  Bhattacharya, Prabir C ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; GENDER ISSUE; PANEL DATA; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845362780     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2006.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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