This article examines the socio-economic reasons for the steep decline in child sex ratios, as revealed by the 2001 census. It questions existing arguments in the light of new fieldwork in several states in North India. It argues that we have to unpack ‘son preference’ in the modern...

Stocks of the scientific-technological workforce help in determining to what degree a nation or a certain region is able to fulfil its technological and innovative needs. Stocks monitor not only the number of scientists and technicians, but also their spread across regions and economic sectors....

Regional dimensions of a national economy are important in policy making when there are large inter-regional differences in the level of development, growth and resources. In the Indian context, inter-state variations in economic growth and development have attracted continued research and...