Book: Kerala's Demographic Transition: Determinants and Consequences

Kerala's demographic transition: determinants and consequences

Over the past couple of decades, if not more, Kerala, a state in southern India, has drawn both international and national attention for its achievements in demographic transition with fertility reaching below replacement level and under 5 mortality comparing with most of the developed countries. In the social sector the literacy level (both male and female) has been the highest in the country ...

Demographic Transition in Asia and its Consequences

The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences.

This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding of the transition from stagnation to growth. The analysis suggests that the rise in the demand for hum...

Nutrition transition in Chile: determinants and consequences.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyse the determinants and consequences of the nutrition transition in Chile and describe the related health promotion policies. DESIGN AND SETTING This is a descriptive, population-based study including data on demographic, diet, nutrition and biomedical related variables. Data came from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the National I...

Demographic Transition

The differences in the wealth of nations have been in existence historically. The extent of inequalities has been very large and even today they do exist and hence the phenomenon is disturbing. It is an undisputed fact that population of a country does have some effect on the economic growth of a country but the extent to which the population size and composition affects the economy has been a ...