55:10711 Demeny,
Paul. Social science and population policy.
Population and Development Review, Vol. 14, No. 3, Sep 1988. 451-79,
535, 537 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"This article presents arguments that call for a rethinking and
redesign of institutional arrangements that now relegate
policy-oriented social science work related to population issues in the
developing world to the performance of technical functions servicing
existing population programs. To the extent that programs do need such
technical services, they can, and obviously will and should, continue
to purchase them along with other program inputs. But monitoring and
analyzing the process that more than doubled the world population since
mid-century, assessing and understanding its causes and consequences,
and not the least, observing and evaluating actual and potential policy
approaches aimed at influencing demographic change, call for
systematic, rigorous, and independent social science research efforts
that cannot be conducted as activities ancillary to existing population
programs."
This is a revised version of a paper originally presented
at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America
(see Population Index, Vol. 54, No. 3, Fall 1988, p.
457).
Correspondence: P. Demeny, Population Council, One
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10712 Gubry,
Patrick. Cameroon: from a qualified pronatalist policy to
a moderate anti-natalist policy? [Cameroun: d'un natalisme nuance
vers un anti-natalisme modere?] Cahiers des Sciences Humaines, Vol. 24,
No. 2, 1988. 185-98 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The author examines trends in Cameroon's population policy, with a
focus on the changes that have occurred since 1980. He analyzes
existing legislation, development plans, government actions, and
statements on population issues, and concludes that the country has
shifted from a pronatalist to a generally antinatalist position
currently unsupported by specific programs. The need for family
planning information is also stressed.
Correspondence: P.
Gubry, ORSTOM, S.D.U., CEPED, 15 Rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75270
Paris Cedex 06, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:10713 Hohn,
Charlotte. The contribution of demography to policy
deliberations: attainment of the venia legendi presented to Technical
Area 19, "Household and Food Sciences", of Justus-Liebig University at
Giessen. [Der Beitrag der Bevolkerungswissenschaft zur
Politikberatung: zur Erlangung der venia legendi eingereicht beim
Fachbereich 19, "Haushalts- und Ernahrungswissenschaften" der
Justus-Liebig-Universitat zu Giessen.] Materialien zur
Bevolkerungswissenschaft: Sonderheft, No. 15, 1988. 98 pp.
Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung: Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal
Republic of. In Ger.
The contribution that demography can make to
policy deliberations is examined, with a geographic emphasis on the
Federal Republic of Germany. Separate chapters deal with the
contribution of population projections, fertility statistics, household
and family statistics, marriage and divorce statistics, international
comparisons, and demographic theories.
Correspondence:
Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung, Postfach 5528, D-6200
Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10714 Horlacher,
David E. Research requirements for integrating population
into development planning. Population Research Leads, No. 30,
1988. 14 pp. U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific [ESCAP]: Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
The research
requirements for the integration of population factors into the
development planning process are outlined. The author examines
institutional arrangements, the need for additional research on the
relationship between population and development, research designed to
assess the effectiveness of population policies and programs, and the
question of setting priorities. The geographical focus is on Asia and
Oceania.
Correspondence: Population Information Section,
Population Division, ESCAP, United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok
Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10715 Monigl,
Istvan. Population and population policy in Hungary--the
challenge and risk of the twenty-first century. [Nepesedes es
nepesedespolitika Magyarorszagon--a XXI. szazad kihivasa es
kockazata.] Demografia, Vol. 30, No. 4, 1987. 369-96 pp. Budapest,
Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author outlines the
scope and goals of Hungarian population policy, beginning with a survey
of demographic research since World War II and following with a
discussion of the historical development of Hungarian population
policy. Particular attention is given to the relationship between
Hungarian "national consciousness" and population growth. Prospects
for an effective population policy are briefly
reviewed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10716 Qu,
Haibo. A review of population theoretical research since
the founding of the People's Republic of China. Population
Research, Vol. 5, No. 1, Mar 1988. 21-8 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
This is an overview of population theory and policy in the People's
Republic of China from 1949 to 1987. Social, cultural, economic, and
political factors are discussed as they have affected the outcome of
the government's family planning policy. The effectiveness of
theoretical population research is discussed.
This is a translation
of the Chinese article in Renkou Yanjiu (Beijing, China), No. 2, 1987.
Correspondence: H. Qu, Institute of Population Research,
People's University of China, 39 Haidian Road, Beijing, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10717
Rimashevskaia, N.; Milovidov, A. On improving
state assistance to families with children. Problems of Economics,
Vol. 31, No. 7, Nov 1988. 72-81 pp. Armonk, New York. In Eng.
The
family allowance system in the Soviet Union is reviewed. The focus is
on how such allowances improve the material situation of families with
children and how they work to equalize incomes of families with and
without children. The relationship between such family allowances and
fertility is also considered.
This is a translation of the Russian
article in Planovoe Khozyaistvo (Moscow, USSR), No. 1, 1988, pp. 82-5.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:10718
Sala-Diakanda, Mpembele. From Bucharest to Mexico:
evolution of African positions concerning population. [De
Bucharest a Mexico: evolution des positions africaines en matiere de
population.] Cahiers des Sciences Humaines, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1988.
173-84 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"Changes in the
official positions adopted by African governments with regard to
population growth are examined. It is observed, in particular through
analysis of the perception of the effects of the growth rate on
development, that a greater desire to control population growth is
slowly appearing; this is a new attitude in Africa." Data are
primarily from U.N. surveys of government
positions.
Correspondence: M. Sala-Diakanda, IFORD, B.P.
1556, Yaounde, Cameroon. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:10719
Hardee-Cleaveland, Karen; Banister, Judith.
Fertility policy and implementation in China, 1986-88.
Population and Development Review, Vol. 14, No. 2, Jun 1988. 245-86,
378-80 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"At
present China maintains its ambitious goal of not exceeding a
population of around 1.2 billion by the year 2000. Given the huge
number of women entering the peak childbearing ages during the next
decade, the attainment of this target requires renewed efforts in
family planning. After a period of relaxation in the family planning
program, since 1986 the national and provincial governments have been
tightening up on family planning in order to achieve China's goal.
Despite changes in leadership and degree of heavyhandedness in
enforcement of the one-child policy between the early 1980s and 1988,
throughout this period the basic elements of China's family planning
program have not changed. These elements include: a stated official
policy on voluntarism, mandatory family planning and contraceptive
methods, national limits on the number of children per couple, and the
use of one-child pledges and family planning contracts in policy
implementation."
Correspondence: J. Banister, China Branch,
Center for International Research, Bureau of the Census, Washington,
D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10720 Oussedik,
Fatma. The economic crisis and population policy: the
Algerian strategy for dealing with family planning. [Crise
economique et politique de population: approche de la strategie
algerienne de limitation des naissances.] In: African Population
Conference/Congres Africain de Population, Dakar, Senegal,
November/novembre 7-12, 1988. Vol. 1, 1988. 2.4.33-47 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Fre.
The development of government policy concerning family
planning in Algeria is described. The author argues that the country's
economic position has been the primary motivation for the development
of population policy. It is concluded that despite changes in
government policy, the measures that were designed to influence
fertility have not been effective, because of a failure to analyze the
actual conditions experienced by the target
population.
Correspondence: F. Oussedik, Ministere de
l'Enseignement Superieur, C.R.E.A.D., Ben Aknoun, C.P. 16030, Algiers,
Algeria. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10721 Rosoff,
Jeannie I. The politics of birth control. Family
Planning Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1988. 312-20, 297 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
Trends in U.S. government support of
voluntary family planning programs both within the United States and
abroad are reviewed. The author notes that "beginning with the Johnson
administration, the executive branch of government has tended to favor
block-grant funding of family planning services, while Congress has
insisted on categorical funding. Conflict has also existed over
financial eligibility for government-supported services, over whether
teenagers and unmarried women should be served in publicly supported
clinics and over which services should be included in the definition of
family planning....While future government support for family planning
programs does not seem seriously threatened, funding has not grown in
15 years....[and] the political reality is that conflict can be
expected to continue."
Correspondence: J. I. Rosoff, Alan
Guttmacher Institute, 111 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10722 Authur, W.
Brian; Espenshade, Thomas J. Immigration policy and
immigrants' ages. Population and Development Review, Vol. 14, No.
2, Jun 1988. 315-26, 379-80 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre; Spa.
"The age distribution of immigrants at admission is a
crucial determinant of a country's population size and age composition.
If fertility persists at some level below replacement, a constant flow
of permanent immigrants will produce a stationary population, perhaps
even a sizable one, over a period of several hundred years. Because
remaining years of life expectancy and number of daughters remaining to
be born to women decrease over the course of childbearing years,
increasing immigrants' ages at admission will typically reduce the size
of the ultimate stable population. To the degree that it is deemed
desirable to use immigration to increase or decrease population size,
policymakers could take fuller account of immigrants' ages by
incorporating age as an explicit criterion for entry." The primary
geographical focus is on the United States.
Correspondence:
W. B. Arthur, Food Research Institute, Stanford University, Stanford,
CA 94305. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10723 Chiswick,
Barry R. Illegal immigration and immigration control.
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 3, Summer 1988. 101-15
pp. Stanford, California. In Eng.
The impact of the Immigration
Reform and Control Act (IRCA) passed in the United States in 1986 is
examined. An economic analysis of the effects of illegal aliens on the
labor market is first presented, with consideration given to the
determinants of illegal migration and its impact on the economy. The
major provisions of the IRCA and its probable consequences are then
discussed. The author concludes that because the IRCA does not address
economic realities it is not likely to accomplish its
objectives.
Correspondence: B. R. Chiswick, Department of
Economics and Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, POB
4348, Chicago, IL 60680. Location: Princeton University
Library (PF).
55:10724 Espenshade,
Thomas J.; Bean, Frank D.; Goodis, Tracy A.; White, Michael J.
Immigration policy in the United States: future prospects for the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Program for Research
on Immigration Policy Discussion Paper, No. PRIP-UI-2, Oct 1988. 40 pp.
Urban Institute: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors assess the
implications and consequences of the 1986 U.S. Immigration Reform and
Control Act (IRCA) and delineate five factors that could influence the
act's effectiveness. These factors are "(1) domestic economic
expansion and tightening U.S. labor markets, (2) projected rapid growth
in service occupations, (3) the declining size of labor market entry
cohorts among U.S. youth, (4) mounting labor pressures in the Caribbean
Basin, and (5) enforcement and compliance
issues."
Correspondence: Urban Institute,
Library/Information Clearinghouse, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20037. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10725 Gibney,
Mark. Open borders? Closed societies? The ethical and
political issues. Contributions in Political Science, No. 226,
ISBN 0-313-25578-4. LC 88-15484. 1988. xvi, 199 pp. Greenwood Press:
Westport, Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
This is a collection
of studies by various authors discussing the basis for an ethical or
moral admission policy for immigration to Western developed countries.
The book is in two parts. The first focuses on immigration questions
in general; the second is concerned with the admission of refugees.
These issues are discussed primarily in the context of the situation in
the United States following the 1986 passage of the Simpson-Rodino bill
on immigration. In particular, the contributors challenge the
assumptions that sovereignity gives a nation absolute control over its
borders and that aliens should only be admitted when it serves the
national interest of the receiving country.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10726 Koike,
Kazuo. Immigration policy: a selective approach.
Economic Eye, Vol. 9, No. 2, Jun 1988. 23-9 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
Recommendations are offered concerning Japanese policy on the
immigration of foreign workers. The author notes that even those
countries that used to welcome such immigrants now restrict their
entry. The need for a selective policy that would aid
internationalization in Japan and strengthen controls on illegal
immigrants by requiring employers to secure permits before hiring
foreigners is stressed.
This is adapted from the Japanese article in
Voice, May 1988.
Location: New York Public Library.
55:10727 Kowerski,
Mieczyslaw. Causes of out-migration from rural areas of
Zamosc voivodship. [Przyczyny odplywu ludnosci ze wsi Zamojskiej.]
Studia Demograficzne, No. 1/91, 1988. 83-108 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In
Pol. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Policies that might limit out-migration
from rural areas of Zamosc voivodship in Poland are discussed. The
measures considered are concerned with the development of employment
opportunities outside agriculture, the social infrastructure, and the
development of new urban centers in the province.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10728 Kwok, R.
Yin-Wang. Recent urban policy and development in China: a
reversal of "anti-urbanism" Town Planning Review, Vol. 58, No. 4,
Oct 1987. 383-99 pp. Liverpool, England. In Eng.
The nature of and
reasons for China's urban distribution policy adopted in 1982 are
examined. The influence of socialist planning ideology on urban policy
is noted. Contradictions between economic reform and urban policies
are identified.
Location: Princeton University Library
(UES).
55:10729 Martin,
Philip L.; Taylor, J. Edward. Harvest of confusion: SAWs,
RAWs, and farmworkers. Program for Research on Immigration Policy
Discussion Paper, No. PRIP-UI-4, Dec 1988. 36 pp. Urban Institute:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper explains the evolution and
nature of California's labor-intensive agriculture, which has become
most dependent on alien workers; the Special Agricultural Worker or SAW
legalization program that generated over 1.2 million applicants; and
the hypothetical calculations required to determine whether
Replenishment Agricultural Workers or RAWs will be admitted to do farm
work after 1990. The paper concludes that immigration reform did not
resolve the century-old debate over agriculture's 'need' for alien
workers; instead, SAWs and RAWs contribute to the harvest of confusion
on farm labor."
Correspondence: Urban Institute,
Library/Information Clearinghouse, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
20037. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
