Demography and development: Preliminary interpretations of the 2011 Census

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 13-17

  Navaneetham, K ^a   Dharmalingam, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84859370521     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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