Publisher's Synopsis
The creation of widespread public consent for family planning in Kerala, which ensured the non-coercive implementation of birth control in Malayali society, has been regarded as no less than the 'jewel in the crown' of the Kerala model of social development. This book reconstructs the history of the generation of such assent to produce a critical examination of this crucial aspect of social development in Kerala. It adds to the new inter-disciplinary work on questions traditonally considered native to demography and is of interest to anyone interested in Kerala's experience of social development and its demographic 'achievements'.
