Population policy: Authoritarianism versus cooperation

Amartya Sen

Journal of Population Economics, 1997, vol. 10, issue 1, pages 3-22

Abstract: The people whose interests are most adversely affected by frequent bearing and rearing of children are young women. Social changes that expand the decisional power of young women (such as expansion of female literacy, or enhancement of female employment opportunity) can, thus, be major forces in the direction of reducing fertility rates. This "cooperative" route seems to act more securely - and often much faster - than the use of "coercion" in reducing family size and birth rates. This essay examines the comparative evidence from India and China on this subject as well as the interregional contrasts within India. JEL classification: J11, J13, O15

Keywords: Population; policy; ·; women`s; emancipation; ·; China; ·; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J13 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
Note: Received August 20, 1996/Accepted November 14, 1996
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