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Does the fertility decline in West Bengal signify an early fall towards a one-child family which seems to have not happened in either Kerala or Tamil Nadu? The present study aims to understand the pattern of contraceptive use in West Bengal. Was the dual role of ‘target-achievement’ and ‘provision of incentives’ not effective in this state as it seemed to have happened in some other states? Or, is it that the sterilization acceptance dwindled post ICPD?
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Roy, T.K., Roy, A.K. (2020). Contraception among Bengalese: Pattern, Preferences and Practicality. In: Chattopadhyay, A., Ghosh, S. (eds) Population Dynamics in Eastern India and Bangladesh. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3045-6_4
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