54:20812 Boland,
Barbara. Operational and implementational aspects of
population policy. Populi, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1987. 14-22 pp. New
York, New York. In Eng.
General patterns of institutional
organization for population policy implementation throughout the world
are described. The author observes that most countries formulate and
implement population policies through a system consisting of three
major components--a population unit in the planning ministry, a
national population council, and research and data collection centers.
Problems of interaction between the units, the need for skilled
personnel, and the importance of integrating population and development
policies are discussed.
Correspondence: B. Boland,
Population Affairs Officer, U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean, Salvatori Building, 2 Frederick Street,
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
54:20813 Cagiano de
Azevedo, Raimondo. Population, aid and development.
Proceedings of an international meeting on aid and cooperation in the
field of population and development: issues and strategies. Florence
1985. ISBN 2-87108-009-7. 1987. viii, 404 pp. International Union
for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of an international meeting held in
Florence, Italy, in 1985. "The purpose of the meeting was...to bring
together representatives of donor governments and agencies with major
recipient countries as well as population specialists to discuss the
future of aid and cooperation in the population field in the next
decade...." The papers are organized under three headings. The first
is concerned with the limited resources available for growing needs;
the focus is on population research needs in Asia, Latin America, and
Africa and on the role and status of women in fertility and family
planning issues. The second section deals with donor and recipient
views on selecting projects and assessing their effectiveness. The
third section concerns the relationship between population and
development and includes both current trends and strategies for the
future.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20814 Dwyer, D.
J. New population policies in Malaysia and Singapore.
Geography, Vol. 72, Pt. 3, No. 316, Jun 1987. 248-50 pp. Sheffield,
England. In Eng.
Recent population policy changes in Malaysia and
Singapore are summarized. Topics considered include demographic
differentials among the major ethnic groups in Malaysia and fears of
population decrease in Singapore.
Correspondence: D. J.
Dwyer, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, England.
Location: New York Public Library.
54:20815 Kiseleva,
G. P. The popularization of demographic knowledge--an
important element in demographic policy. [Propaganda
demograficheskikh znanii--vazhnyi element demograficheskoi politiki.]
In: Demograficheskoe razvitie v SSSR, edited by L. L. Rybakovskii.
Demografiya: Problemy i Perspektivy, 1985. 17-33 pp. Mysl': Moscow,
USSR. In Rus. with sum. in Eng.
The contribution of population
policy to the development of socioeconomic policy in the USSR is
assessed. The need to improve the public's understanding of
demographic processes and to promote scientific knowledge is
emphasized.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
54:20816 Mason, Paul
E.; Boland, Reed; Stepan, Jan. Annual review of population
law, 1984: international resolutions and agreements, constitutional
provisions, legislation, regulations, judicial decisions, legal
pronouncements. Volume 11. ISBN 0-89714-052-4. 1987. xlii, 613
pp. United Nations Fund for Population Activities [UNFPA]: New York,
New York; Harvard Law School Library: Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
This report details changes in population law around the world. It
is organized by subject, with separate entries for the countries or
international agencies concerned. Texts, or summaries of texts, are
provided. Subjects covered include population policy; fertility
regulation, including family planning, contraception, sterilization,
and induced abortion; family status and welfare, including marriage and
marriage termination; children and child welfare; public welfare,
including family allowances, parental benefits, old-age benefits, labor
protection, personal status, and personal mobility; public health;
education; and property and economic factors. An unannotated
bibliography is included.
For Volume 10, concerning 1983, see
54:10775.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20817 Nerlove,
Marc; Razin, Assaf; Sadka, Efraim. Population policy and
individual choice: a theoretical investigation. International
Food Policy Research Institute Research Report, No. 60, ISBN
0-89629-062-X. LC 87-16802. Jun 1987. 52 pp. International Food Policy
Research Institute: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"The purpose of this
report is to examine the general equilibrium implications of endogenous
fertility for a number of social issues related to population policy.
These issues include the optimal size or rate of growth of population,
real and false externalities, and issues of inter- and
intragenerational income distribution. The concern is thus with the
normative rather than the positive implications of endogenous
fertility. Endogenous fertility simply means that parents care about
the numbers and welfare of their children and respond to economic
constraints and opportunities in making the choices affecting their
children."
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
54:20818
Stojanovic-Tina, Bogoljub. Population replacement
policy in the Socialist Republic of Serbia. [Politika obnavljanja
stanovnistva u SR Srbiji.] Statisticka Revija, Vol. 36, No. 1-2, 1986.
1-11 pp. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Scr.
Population policy and its
impact on reproduction in the Serbian republic of Yugoslavia are
examined. Trends in fertility since the end of World War II are
analyzed for Serbia as a whole and for the autonomous region of
Kosovo.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20819 Stolnitz,
George J. Population policies and development.
Populi, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1987. 4-13 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This is an overview of population policies, population growth
trends, and economic development in developing countries since the
1960s. The author asserts that "the press of developmental and
demographic events have done much to bring LDC development planners and
policy makers into closer agreement with the concerns of population
analysts and advisors." Particular emphasis is on the persistence in
developing countries of population growth rates that are considered
excessive. It is concluded that "family-planning programmes must
depend greatly on the extent to which they can successfully change
family-size aspirations; mere availability of family-planning services,
even when efficiently provided, has not proved to be an adequate basis
for effecting large fertility or associated social
transitions...."
Correspondence: G. J. Stolnitz, Population
Institute for Research and Training, Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN 47405. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20820 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). Case studies in population policy:
Malaysia. Population Policy Paper, No. 14; ST/ESA/SER.R/80, 1987.
vi, 45 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This publication is one in
a series of country case studies being prepared by the Population
Division of the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs
of the United Nations Secretariat that focus on selected issues in the
formulation, implementation and evaluation of population policies in
various developing and developed countries." The present volume
concerns Malaysia. Following a review of the demographic setting,
chapters are included on population policies developed up to 1984 and
those developed since 1984.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
54:20821
Chamratrithirong, Aphichat. Thailand's population
policy. Populi, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1987. 41-4 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
The effectiveness of population policy in Thailand since
1970 is evaluated. It is found that "Thailand has experienced a
population transformation commonly known as the 'reproductive
revolution.' Fertility has declined substantially--from 6.3 in the
mid-1960s to about 3.4 in the period between 1982 and 1984. One of the
chief reasons for Thailand's success is the fact that the country was
one of the first to consider alternatives to the use of physicians to
deliver family-planning services."
Correspondence: A.
Chamratrithirong, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol
University, 2 Prannock Road, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20822 Dikarev, A.
D. Measures to influence the birthrate in China.
[Mery vozdeistviya na rozhdaemost' v KNR.] Sotsiologicheskie
Issledovaniya, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1987. 63-74 pp. Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
Recent population policy developments in China are outlined. The
coercive nature of the one-child policy is discussed, and possible
consequences such as female infanticide are considered. The policy is
designed to achieve a stationary population by the beginning of the
twenty-first century. The author notes the effectiveness of the policy
in lowering the rate of population growth. Regional differences in
policies concerning the right to have a second child are
noted.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
54:20823 Hungu,
J. Kenya's population policy. Populi, Vol. 14, No. 2,
1987. 36-40 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The experience of
Kenya's national family planning program, established in 1967, is
assessed. Particular attention is given to the government's efforts
between 1975 and 1979 to lower the population growth rate and improve
maternal and child health. The author finds that "the Population
Programme in Kenya made considerable progress in information and
education activities as well as improvement in the health of mothers
and children. But the crucial family-planning component had limited
success." Reasons for the limited success are
enumerated.
Correspondence: J. Hungu, National Commission
on Population and Development, Nairobi, Kenya. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20824 Kojima,
Hiroshi. Pronatalist policies in Europe. Jinko Mondai
Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems, No. 178, Apr 1986. 54-61 pp.
Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Pronatalist policies of European countries
are discussed, with special emphasis on France and six Eastern European
countries both from a historical perspective and in terms of the
present situation. Three main categories of policies are examined:
restriction of contraception and abortion, economic incentives, and
measures to encourage pregnancy among working
women.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20825 Kvasha,
A. On demographic policy and the cost of children. [O
demograficheskoi politike i raskhodakh sem'i na detei.]
Narodonaselenie, 1987. 197-212 pp. Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
The author
discusses the formulation of government policies to provide families in
the USSR with economic incentives to have many children. The impact on
family size of increased child-rearing costs and psychological factors
is assessed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20826 Lefebvre,
Pierre; Perrot, Jean. Family policies in France and
Quebec. [Les politiques familiales en France et au Quebec.] Revue
Francaise des Affaires Sociales, Vol. 41, No. 4, Oct-Dec 1987. 19-30
pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
An attempt is made to delineate the
primary objectives of family policies and to present a comparative
analysis of such policies in France and Quebec. The emphasis is on
measures designed to encourage families to have more children. The
main drawbacks in the present systems of family allowances are
identified as bureaucratic, in that the system is neither known nor
understood by many of those who could benefit from it, and is perceived
to be lacking long-term reliability.
Correspondence: P.
Lefebvre, Departement de Sciences Economiques, Universite du Quebec, CP
8888, Suc. A, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
54:20827 Schwarz,
Karl. Demographic effects of the family policy in the
Federal Republic of Germany and its Lander after World War II.
[Demographische Wirkungen der Familienpolitik in Bund und Landern nach
dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.] Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol.
13, No. 4, 1987. 409-50 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In
Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author examines family policy in
the Federal Republic of Germany since World War II, with a focus on the
demographic effects of family and population policies in the individual
states (Lander). He presents separate studies of national policies and
measures designed to facilitate family formation in each state.
Particular attention is paid to the cases of Berlin and
Baden-Wurttemberg, where fertility is high relative to other states,
and to the Saarland, where it is relatively low. It is determined that
"family policy led to pronatalist successes whenever family policy
measures of the Federal Government were accompanied by significant
additional Lander measures." Data from official sources provide
information by state on first marriage and fertility
rates.
Correspondence: K. Schwarz, Klopstockstrabe 14, 6200
Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
54:20828 Webb,
Frances J. Demographic engineering: the case of
Romania. Bloomsbury Geographer, Vol. 13, 1985. 20-7 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
This is an account of the immediate and long-term
effects of an abortion law enacted in 1966 in Romania to reverse
decreasing fertility. The author discusses the previously existing
situation, in which 80 percent of pregnancies were terminated, and the
consequences of the abrupt change to tight restrictions on both
abortion and divorce. The decree's consequences in terms of illegal
abortion, quality of medical care, maternal and infant mortality, and
unwanted children are considered. It is noted that women have found
ways to reduce fertility in spite of the state's actions to stimulate
it.
Location: John Crerar Library, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL.
54:20829 Buccianti,
Cinzia. Swiss legislation concerning immigration and
Italian migrations. [Le disposizioni elvetiche in materia di
immigrazione e il movimento migratorio italiano.] Studi
Emigrazione/Etudes Migrations, Vol. 24, No. 87, Autumn 1987. 374-400
pp. Rome, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The impact of Swiss
legislation on trends in migration from Italy since World War II is
examined. The author notes that since 1945, some 2.5 million Italians
have entered Switzerland, where the resident Italian community numbers
around 400,000. The development of legislation restricting immigration
since 1964 is noted.
Correspondence: C. Buccianti,
Universita di Siena, Banchi di Sotto 55, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20830 Khomra, A.
U. Systematic migration of the population under
socialism. [Planomernost' migratsii naseleniya pri sotsializme.]
Demograficheskie Issledovaniya, Vol. 11, 1987. 75-91 pp. Kiev, USSR. In
Rus. with sum. in Eng.
The planned nature of migration under
conditions of socialism is examined, with a focus on the goals and
effects of migration policy. The geographical emphasis is on the
USSR.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20831 Schubert,
Herbert J. Limits of political support for spatial
mobility: as exemplified by the effects of long-distance migration on
families. [Grenzen der politischen Forderung raumlicher Mobilitat:
am Beispiel der Auswirkungen von Fernmigration auf Familien.]
Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1987. 473-90
pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng;
Fre.
The author reviews the literature pertaining to migration in
the Federal Republic of Germany, focusing on the effects of
long-distance migration on families. Proposed government promotion of
long-distance migration as a means of coping with decreased population
size is evaluated in terms of human ecology. The anticipated
consequences of migration for families, their living situations, social
relations, and day-to-day life and the impact on depopulated areas are
discussed. The author argues against broad public support of
long-distance migration.
Correspondence: H. J. Schubert,
Institut fur Entwicklungsplanung und Strukturforschung,
Grotefendstrasse 2, 3000 Hanover 1, Federal Republic of Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
