Abstract
A change from stable population with high fertility and mortality to a new stability in population due to low fertility and mortality patterns is referred to as a demographic transition. The pace of India's population has slowed in the past few decades; and in the coming years, India will have a large proportion of people in the working ages. Optimists have argued that the resulting demographic dividend (or bonus) will create a smaller dependency load and will generate opportunities for economic growth. On the other hand, the pessimists have stated that India is indeed heading towards a demographic dividend, but challenges exist for economic prosperity if India's policies are not geared towards productive employment for this large working age cohort.
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Agarwal, Anil Kumar
(2016)
"A challenge for the India to take advantage by demographic transition dividends,"
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/2349-5006.183685
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https://kleijhsbr.researchcommons.org/journal/vol9/iss1/5
Pages
27
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30
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