Provisional results of the 2011 Census of India: Slowdown in growth, ascent in literacy, but more missing girls

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 785-801

  Arokiasamy, Perianayagam ^a   Goli, Srinivas ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing; Demography; Development; Gender; India; Population; Social economy; Social policy

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIAL POLICY;

INDIA;

EID: 84865143019     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068291211253395     Document Type: Article

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