Table of Contents
Introduction: Reproductive Change in India and Brazil: Implications for Understanding Fertility Decline /Monica Das Gupta, George Martine and Lincoln C. ChenFactors Influencing Reproductive Change.1.Social Development and Fertility Reduction in Kerala /T. N. Krishnan.2.Fertility Decline in Punjab, India: Parallels with Historical Europe /Monica Das Gupta.3.Contours of Fertility Decline in India: An Analysis of District Level Trends from Two Recent Censuses /P. N. Mari Bhat.4.Emerging Regional Differences in Fertility in India: Causes and Correlations /P. N. Mari Bhat.5.Brazil's Fertility Decline, 1965 95: A Fresh Look at Key Factors /George Martine.6.Demographic and Socio economic Implications of Rapid Fertility Decline in Brazil: A Window of Opportunity /Jose Alberto Magno de Carvalho and Laura Rodriguez WongWomen's Position and Reproductive Change.7.Gender and Reproductive Decision Making: The Contraceptive Choice of Women in a Brazilian Favela /Georgia Kaufmann.8.Female Participation in Health and Education: A Leading Factor in Fertility Reduction in India /D. Narayana.9.Fertility Transition in India: Implications for Social Policies /Anrudh Jain.10.Mortality, Fertility, and Gender Bias in India: A District Level Analysis /Mamta Murthi, Anne Catherine Guio and Jean Dreze.11.The Reproductive Health of Brazilian Women During the 'Lost Decade' /Elza Berquo.