patterns of population growth in nepal - Institute for Social and ...

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components of population growth i. e., birth, death
and net migration and the variations in these componets
by regions and districts. The variations in
the components of population could, among other
things, be attributed to the existing disparities in
the levels of development across regions and districts
in Nepal.
It has been well recognised that there is a
strong association between levels of socio-economic
development and population gro~rth. '!be process of
socio-economic development may alter the course of
mortality, fertility and migration Which in turn would
affect population growth. A knowledge of this relationship
is useful in understanding the nature and
the extent of changes expected in population growth
and its components, given the level of development.
The theory of demographic transition is an effort in
this direction. The theory, in brief, states that
any country undergoing industrialisation and socioeconomic
development experiences the following three
to four stages in its mortality and fertility behaviour:
(i) high mortality and high fertility, (ii)
declining mortality with unchanged fertility,