Population Policy Contemporary Issues

Name: Population Policy Contemporary Issues
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ISBN: 9780275930394

ISBN-10: 0275930394

ISBN-13: 9780275930394

Edition: 1990

Authors: Godfrey Roberts

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The last two decades have witnessed significant new developments in the field of population policy, particularly an increasing trend toward the establishment of national population planning efforts in the countries of the Third World. In this volume, a group of distinguished specialists in the field address some of the most critical questions that have arisen in debates about population policy: What are some of the national policy priorities? How are they implemented? How successful have they been? What is the role of international agencies in the implementation of population policy? What are some of the legal and ethical issues involved? The contributors focus on the Asian region, which…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 4/23/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction


Law, Human Rights and Population Policy



The Ethics of Population Control



The Population Establishment, Corruption and Reform



Immigration Policy in the United States


Future Prospects for the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986



Population Policy Issues in Selected Asian Countries



China's Strategic Demographic Initiative: Context, Scope, Sense



India's High Fertility Despite Family Planning: An Appraisal



The New Generation of African Population Policies



The Evolution and Impact of Policies on Fertility and Family by Planning: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico



Population Policy: Singapore



The Role of the World Bank in Shaping Third World Population Policy



The Role of the United Nations-From Conflict to Consensus



Selected Bibliography


Index