Anomaly of the fertility decline in India's Kerala state : a field investigation

SWP700 The Anomaly of the Fertility. Decline in India's Kerala State A Field Investigation K. C. Zachariah WORLD BANK STAFF WORKING PAPERS Number 700 POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SERIES Number 25 r w   3gtJ/ WORLD BANK STAFF WORKING PAPERS &7 Number 700 t e 7 POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SERIES Number 25 The Anomaly of the Fertility Decline in India's Kerala State A Field Investigation K. C. Zachariah r'lEf^IO.n ^a'r.Q ruNwD r1_ _1UPt: 4n,rS r. . . ! _ i:L .,V The World Bank Washington, D.C., U.S.A.  Copyright (C 1984 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing October 1984 This is a working document published inforrmally by t1ho World 3ank. To preseni the results of research with the least possible delay, the typescr.o. has nor been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to oranal printed texts, and the World Bank accepts no responsibility for errc,rs. The publicathoni is supplied a, a token charge to defray part of the cost of manufacture End distr;bution. The World Bank does not accept responsibility for the views expressed herein, which are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the lNe-c d 3ank or to its affiliated organizations. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions are the results of research supported by the Bank; they do not n2cessarily represent official policy of the Bank. The designations employed, the preseti.ation of nmaterial, and any maps used in this document are solely for the convenience of the reader and do no. :mply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World l8ank or its affiliates concerning the legal status of any country, ter,itory, city, area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its boundaries, or national affiliation. The full range of World Bank publications, both free and for sale, is desciibed in the Catalog of Publications; the continuing research program is ouclined in Abstracts of Current Studies. Both booklets are updated anrnually; the most recent edition of each is available without charge from the Publications Sales Unit, Department T, The WSorld Bank, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20'`33, U.S.A., or from the European Office of the Bank, 66 avenue d'1ena, 75116 Paris, France. K. C. Zachariah is senior demographer in the Population, Health, and Nutrition Department of the World Bank. Libl1:ray of Congress ogog in lliOn &e2 Zachariah, K. C. (Kunniparampil Curien), 1924 The anomaly of the fertility deci-tne i,> Indieas Kerala State. (World Bank staff working papers no0 /00. Pooulation and development series s # 25) Bibliography: p0 1 Fertility, Human--India--Kerala. 2. Keza2a (India) --Population. I Title. II. Series, World Bank staf