Political Demography of India : Determinants and Consequences
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. What is political demography? 3. Demographic situation in India. 4. Socio-demographic profile of Indian States. 5. Sons of the soil and other socio-political movements and their determinants. 6. A framework for the study of Indian political demography. 7. Indian citizenship. 8. Politics of subjugation and terrorism and its demographic impact. 9. Politics of reservation. 10. The voter population of India and its socio-demographic characteristics. 11. A critique on the Mandal Commission Report. 12. The political demography of caste in modern India. 13. Some reflections on the political dimension of development with special reference to India. 14. Summary and conclusions. Bibliography. Appendices: i. Statistical indicators used for regression analysis, Indian states. ii. Correlation matrix of the indicators used. iii. Descriptive statistics--indicators used. iv. Political indicators, Indian States (Elections to Lok Sabha, 1998). v. Political indicators, Indian States (Elections to State Assemblies). vi. Maternal mortality rate. Glossary of demographic terms. Author index. Subject Index.
"A model for political demography change in India is developed in this monograph. It is verily subject to empirical testing. "States" are used as units of analysis. The conclusion that emerges is that female literacy (education), economic development and urbanisation are the key factors behind political demographic change in the sub-continent.
The earlier part of the monograph is an overview of the contribution of the masters of political demography that include Kautilya, Mahatma Gandhi, Malthus and others. A bird\'s view of Indian demography, sons of soil and other movements, politics of caste and reservation is also delineated. The model discussed is very general and is applicable to most of the developing countries. With some modifications, it can be applied to the western world as well.
The book may be profitably used as a reference volume and text for advanced graduate courses in population studies, political science and political economy." (jacket)
