Beginning in 1979. the present volume of Dynamics of Population and Family Weybre is the seventh in the series of biennial publications brought out by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay, and presents the findings of the research work carried out by the faculty members and/or research students at the Institute during the years 1990 and 1991. We feel greatly encouraged by the excellent reviews that appeared in some recognised journals like Population Studies about the earlier volumes. In this volume, twelve articles have been included. These are grouped under three sections: Section I on