Kerala's lopsided development, human development before economic development, has been characterized by steady economic growth since 80s with acceleration in the 90s. The leading sources of growth are the services (tertiary sector) instead of the conventional commodity producing sectors (primary...

Population ageing is the ultimate consequence of demographic transition. As Kerala is ahead of the rest of the country in fertility transition by 25 years, the ageing scenario of Kerala is of particular interest. This paper has the following objectives: (a) To assess the ageing senario in Kerala...

In recent years, Kerala has made remarkable progress in its demographic transition. The State has achieved below replacement level of fertility two decades ahead of the all-India target year of 2011 and India is likely to achieve the replacement level only by 2021. The TFR declined from a high...