M.A. ECONOMICS (SEMESTER-WISE) - Dr BR Ambedkar University

DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA .and status of husband and wife; Life table — Construction and uses; Concepts of stable population;Methods of population projection.UNIT 3: Migration and UrbanizationConcept and types — Temporary, internal and international; International migration — its effect onpopulation growth and pattern; Factors affecting migration; Theories of migration related to internalmigration; Urbanization — Growth and distribution of rural-urban population in developed anddeveloping countries.UNIT 4: Demographic Data Base in IndiaStudy of census in India— Methodology and characteristics of census; Nature of information collected in1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 census in India; Population growth rates, trends and regional variations in sexratio; Age structure of population, foetal, infant and child mortality rates; Maternal mortality rates; Lifeexpectancy.Population, economy and environment linkages.UNIT 5: Population Policy in IndiaEvolution of population policy in India — The shift in policy from population control to family welfare, towomen empowerment; Family planning strategies and their outcomes; Population and strategies forhuman development of different social groups.Recommended Books• Agarwala S.N., India’s Population Problem, Tata McGraw-Hill Co., Bombay.• Bose, A., India’s Basic Demographic Statistics, B.R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi• Bogue, D.J., Principles of Demography, John Wiley, New York• Chenery H. and T.N. Srinivasan, Hand Book of Development Economics, Vol.1 & 2 Elsevier,Amsterdam.• Choubey, P.K., Population Policy in India, Kanishka Publications, New Delhi.• Coale A.J. and E.M. Hoover, Population Growth and Economic Development in Low IncomeCountries: A Case Study of India’s Prospects, Princeton University Press, Princeton.• Gulati, S.C., Fertility in India: An Econometric Study of a Metropolis, Sage, New Delhi.Page 30