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Divorce Trends In Asia, Premchand Dommaraju, Gavin Jones
Divorce Trends In Asia, Premchand Dommaraju, Gavin Jones
Premchand Dommaraju
This paper presents and discusses recent trends in divorce for countries in Asia, highlighting both wide variations in divorce patterns and recent changes in divorce trends for countries in the region. Three broad regional patterns are evident: an East Asian pattern characterised by increasing divorce rates, though there are signs of stabilisation in some countries in the last few years; an Islamic Southeast Asian pattern characterised by declining divorce rates until recently; and a South Asian pattern with relatively stable and low divorce rates. The paper also discusses divorce in international marriages in some East Asian countries and Singapore.
Marriage And Fertility Dynamics In India, Premchand Dommaraju
Marriage And Fertility Dynamics In India, Premchand Dommaraju
Premchand Dommaraju
It is widely acknowledged that age at marriage has a significant influence on fertility, particularly in countries where childbearing occurs within marriage. However, the complexities of this relationship are poorly understood, especially during fertility transitions. This paper investigates the complex relationship between marriage and fertility by examining marriage age, marital fertility and birth interval dynamics in India using data collected in nationally representative surveys in 1992-3 and 2005-6. Much of the decline in fertility during this period is due to changes in marital fertility, while changes in marriage age had a limited role. In the case of first birth interval, …