Syllabus

Course Code: M-BECOE-050    Course Name: Group 3 - Resources Economics) - Demography-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Demographic Database in India
Census in India – Methodology and Characteristics; Nature of information collected with emphasis on 2001 and 2011 Census. National Family Health Survey – Objectives & Various Rounds. Sample Surveys in India; Registration System in India.
Reading List
• DLHS Reports, www.sciips.org
• Majumdar, P.K. (2010). Fundamentals of Demography. Rawat Publication.
• NFHS Reports, www.sciips.org
• Pathak, K.B. & Ram, F. (2016). Techniques of Demographic Analysis. Himalaya Publishing House.
• Weinstein, J. & Pillai, V.K. (2015). Demography: The Science of Population. Rowman & Littlefield Publications.
2 Analysis of Migration
Migration: Meaning & Types, Determinants of Migration, Sources of Migration Data, International Migration, Brain Drain and Brain Gain, Theories of Migration, Migration in India.
Reading List
• Harper, S. (2018). Demography: A Very Short Introduction. Cambridge University Press.
• Irudaya Rajan, S. & Summeetha, M. (Eds.). (2020). Handbook of Internal Migration in India. Sage Publications.
• Mukherji, S. (2013). Migration in India: Links to Urbanization, Regional Disparities, and Development Policies. Rawat Publication.
3 Evolution of Population in India
Shift of Population Policy from Population control to Reproductive and Child health care; Family Planning Strategies and their outcomes; National Population Policy, 2000; National Population Commission.
Reading List
• Bhende, Asha A. & Kanitkar, Tara (2014).Principles of Population Studies. Himalaya Publishing House.
• Chandna, R. C. (2014). A Geography of Population: Concepts, Determinants and Patterns. Kalyani Publishers.
• Choubey, P.K. (2000). Population Policy in India. Kanishka Publications, New Delhi.
• Srinivasan, Krishnamurthy (2017). Population Concerns in India: Shifting Trends, Policies &Programs. Sage Publication.
• Srinivasan, Krishnamurthy (2019). Bharat Mein Jansankhya Sambandhi Mudde. Sage Publication.
4 Demographic Issues in India
Changing Characteristics of Population of India; Strategies for Human Development of Different Social Groups; Rural and Urban Demographics; Population, economy and environment linkage; Population Aging in India- Trends and Issues; Demographic Dividend.
Reading List
• Aggarwal, S.N. (1985). India’s Population Problem. Tata McGraw-Hill, Mumbai.
• Bose, A. (1996). India’s Basic Demographic Statistics. B.R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
• Gulati, S.C. (1988). Fertility in India: An Econometric Study of a Metropolis. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
• Mishra, J.P. (2018). Demography. Sahitya Bhawan Publication.
• Seth, M. (2000). Women and Development: The Indian Experience. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
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