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100			_aVisaria, Leela
245			_aTwo-child norm: victimising the vlnerable?
260			_c2006
300			_ap.41-48.
362			_a7 Jan
520			_aThough the press has reported on the fallout of the implementation of the two-child norm in the six Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there is a dearth of studies on the subject. This paper undertakes an empirical study of the perceptions and views of the policy-makers, programme implementers and disqualified elected representatives in four of these states. Some have argued that adoption of the two-child norm by elected panchayat members would have a "demonstration" effect on the community. However, evidence suggests that even at the village level, caste, class and gender politics dominate and those who belong to the backward communities offer no role model to members of higher castes or their own kith and kin. The two-child norm impinges on basic human rights, is anti-women and anti-weaker segments. - Reproduced.
650			_aFamily
700			_aRaj, Francis
700			_aAcharya, Akash
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a68511
999			_c68511 _d68511