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100			_aMeasham, Anthony R. et al.
245			_aReducing infant mortality and fertility, 1975-1990: performance at all India and state levels
260			_c1999
300			_ap.1359-368
362			_a29 May
520			_aThis paper uses recently available data from India and from other countries to assess the role of income changes and other changes over time in determining infant mortality rates (IMR) and total fertility rates (TFR). It uses this information to assess the performance on these outcomes of India relative to other countries and of individual Indian states relative to the all-India average. The paper's main conclusions are: (i) While income does have some influence on health outcomes, technical progress and other factors are substantially more important. Less than a quarter of India's dramatic reductions in IMR and TFR between 1975 and 1990 can be explained by income growth. (ii) India's performance on IMR falls short of what would be expected given results of other countries of its income. (iii) By contrast, India's performance in reducing TFR is substantially better than would be predicted from its income. (iv) Not surprisingly states vary substantially in the performance relative to their income level and the all-India average values of IMR and TFR. - Reproduced
650			_aMortality - India
650			_aFertility - India
650			_aChild mortality - India
650			_aChild mortality
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a41103
999			_c41103 _d41103