Growth of India's scheduled caste population, 1971-81:  a spatial analysis.
The author analyzes the spatial distribution and the rapid growth rate of India's scheduled caste population since 1971 and finds that "there are wide regional disparities in their rates of population growth.  Areas with relatively high growth rates are associated with (i) accelerated process of urbanisation and industrialisation, (ii) expansion in mining activity, and (iii) intensification and commercialisation of agricultural development based on irrigation.  By contrast, areas experiencing low rates of growth are associated with (i) continuing high mortality rate, and (ii) net out-migration arising from scarcity of resources, acute poverty and subjection to deprivations...."
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D000383:Agriculture; D001208:Asia; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D006295:Health Resources; D007194:India; D007221:Industry; D009026:Mortality; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011203:Poverty; D011287:Prejudice; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012939:Social Planning; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization; D014881:Water Supply
Agricultural Development; Asia; Caste; Comparative Studies; Death Rate; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Environment; Geographic Factors; India; Industrialization; Migration; Migration, Internal; Mortality; Natural Resources; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Poverty; Research Methodology; Resources; Rural Development; Social Class; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization; Water Supply