Indian and American Demography, Expertise, and the Family Planning Consensus: 1930-1970
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2019-11-19
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Virginia Tech
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Indian population policy in the twentieth century was shaped by a blend of unique Indian concerns about population growth, legacies of British colonialism, and American foreign aid. This blend of influences resulted in the first national family planning program in the world.
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demography, population control, India, population policy, population studies, birth control, foreign aid