58:20674 Birg,
Herwig; Mackensen, Rainer. Demographic impact of political
action: papers from the 1986 International Conference of the German
Society for Demography, in cooperation with the European Association
for Population Studies. [Demographische Wirkungen politischen
Handelns: Dokumentation der Internationalen Konferenz 1986 der
Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft in Zusammenarbeit
mit der European Association for Population Studies.]
Forschungsberichte des Instituts fur Bevolkerungsforschung und
Sozialpolitik (IBS) der Universitat Bielefeld, Vol. 15, ISBN
3-593-34249-9. 1990. 391 pp. Campus Verlag: New York, New
York/Frankfurt, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Eng; Ger.
This
work contains 16 papers from a 1986 conference held in Bielefeld, West
Germany, to examine the demographic effects of policy action. Half of
the papers are in German and half are in English. Papers are included
on the influence of government measures on population structure and
distribution; problems of analyzing population and family policy;
family and household as objects of political action; techniques for
measuring the demographic effects of political action; social policy
and population processes; interrelations between the labor market and
demographic change; international migration in Europe; the impact of
regional and housing policy on internal migration; and population and
family policy in various European countries, including East Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, France, and West
Germany.
Correspondence: Campus Verlag, Bockenheimer
Landstrasse 100, 6000 Frankfurt am Main 1, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20675 Dumon,
Wilfried. Family policy in the EC countries: a general
overview. In: Population and family in the Low Countries 1991,
edited by Gijs Beets, Robert Cliquet, Gilbert Dooghe, and Jenny de J.
Gierveld. 1991. 1-16 pp. Swets and Zeitlinger: Berwyn,
Pennsylvania/Lisse, Netherlands. In Eng.
"In this overview, the
different family policies within the EC [European Community] are dealt
with. Explicit/implicit and qualitative/quantitative family policies
are distinguished. Furthermore, the controversies between family
policies and competing policy domains are outlined." The author
concludes that although "there is no country in the EC with an explicit
overall population policy," the family is the focus of some political
attention in most member countries. A discussion of possible policy
implementation at the Community level is
included.
Correspondence: W. Dumon, Catholic University of
Louvain, Van Evenstraat 2c, 3000 Louvain, Belgium. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20676 Dumon,
Wilfried; Bartiaux, Francoise; Nuelant, Tanja. National
family policies in EC-countries in 1990. Pub. Order No.
V/2293/91-EN. [1991]. 269 pp. Commission of the European Communities,
European Observatory on National Family Policies: Louvain, Belgium;
Directorate General for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social
Affairs: Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
This is a collection of reports
by various authors outlining family policies and laws in the member
countries of the European Community. Separate consideration is given to
fiscal policies, family allowances, family and work, leave-taking and
caretaking policies, housing, policies concerning family violence,
social aid and poverty, and education and culture. The publication is
also available in French.
Correspondence: European
Observatory on National Family Policies, c/o Sociological Research
Institute, E. Van Evenstraat 2c, B-3000, Louvain, Belgium.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20677 Greenhalgh,
Susan. State-society links: political dimensions of
population policies and programmes, with special reference to
China. In: Family planning programmes and fertility, edited by
James F. Phillips and John A. Ross. 1992. 276-98 pp. Clarendon Press:
Oxford, England. In Eng.
This article begins with an overview of
the influence of politics on population policies and programs, mainly
in developing countries. A case study of China is then presented.
Rural China's social structure, that structure's influence on family
planning policy, and the successes and failures of that policy are
described, as are proposals for further
research.
Correspondence: S. Greenhalgh, Population
Council, Research Division, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY
10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20678 Herrin,
Alejandro N. Assessment of population, health and
education policies in the Philippines, 1986-1988. Philippine
Institute for Development Studies Working Paper, No. 90-10, Jan 1990.
28 pp. Philippine Institute for Development Studies: Manila,
Philippines. In Eng.
"This paper reviews the major policy
initiatives [in the Philippines] of the Aquino administration in the
area of population, health and education. In each of these areas, a
brief description is first made of the issues that the Aquino
administration was expected to confront. The paper then assesses the
major policy responses to these issues."
Correspondence:
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Research Information
Staff, Room 307, Neda Sa Makati Building, 106 Amorsolo Street, Lespagi
Village, Makati 1200, Metro Manila, Philippines. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20679 Kaufmann,
Franz-Xaver; Strohmeier, Klaus P.; Federkeil, Gero.
Effects of policy measures on the population process.
[Wirkungen politischen Handelns auf den Bevolkerungsprozess.]
Schriftenreihe des Bundesinstituts fur Bevolkerungsforschung, Vol. 21,
ISBN 3-7646-1919-8. 1992. ix, 122 pp. Harald Boldt-Verlag: Boppard am
Rhein, Germany. In Ger.
Methodological and theoretical aspects of
analyzing the impact of policy measures on demographic trends are
examined. Both population policies and socioeconomic policies are
considered. The geographic emphasis is on Germany. Chapters are
included on the political and socioeconomic significance of population
trends, a literature review of the demographic effects of policy
measures, theoretical models and levels of effects, evaluation research
as a means of estimating the demographic impact of policies, models of
the effects of government policy on family structure, and alternative
methodologies.
Correspondence: Harald Boldt-Verlag, Am
Alten Sportplatz 4, Postfach 1110, 5407 Boppard 1, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20680 Mundigo,
Axel I. The determinants of impact and utilization of
fertility research on public policy: China and Mexico. In: Family
planning programmes and fertility, edited by James F. Phillips and John
A. Ross. 1992. 299-322 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The author explores the relationships among policy, programs, and
research in order to assess the effect that different political
environments can have on the initiation of demographic investigation.
"The discussion...centres on the following questions: what are the
conditions, the mechanisms, the arrangements that determine the
utilization of research in policy processes and its impact in shaping
these? Two case-studies, China and Mexico, illustrate the interface
between research and policy."
Correspondence: A. I.
Mundigo, World Health Organization, Special Programme of Research on
Human Reproduction, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20681
Piekut-Brodzka, Danuta. Population funds and
provisions for population needs. [Fundusz populacyjny a
azaspokajanie potrzeb ludnosci.] Monografie i Opracowania, No. 350,
1991. 177 pp. Szkola Glowna Handlowa, Instytut Statystyki i Demografii:
Warsaw, Poland. In Pol. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author describes
financial resources and investments that are required to meet
individual needs in modern societies and to develop effective social
policies. A methodology for identifying both the specific needs of
various subpopulations and resource availability is outlined. The main
focus is on the changes in such needs across age groups. The
geographical focus is on Poland.
Correspondence: Szkola
Glowna Handlowa, Instytut Statystyki i Demografii, A1. Niepodleglosci
162, 02-544 Warsaw, Poland. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:20682
Rollet-Echalier, Catherine. Policy concerning
early childhood under the Third Republic. [La politique a l'egard
de la petite enfance sous la IIIe Republique.] Travaux et Documents
Cahier, No. 127, ISBN 2-7332-0127-1. 1990. xi, 677 pp. Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED]: Paris, France; Presses
Universitaires de France: Paris, France. In Fre.
This study is
concerned with the development of policies designed to improve the
living conditions of very young children in France from 1871 to 1940.
The first part describes the demographic, ethnological, and political
conditions affecting early childhood in the late 1860s. The second
part examines the two bases of the social policy concerning early
childhood that developed under the Third Republic, namely, the law and
the development of science and medicine. The third part looks at how
specific policies took shape and at the individuals who influenced that
process. The fourth part summarizes the process as a whole and
examines changes in infant mortality by social class, region, and cause
over time, as well as changes in such practices as abandoning infants
and sending children away to wet-nurses. The bibliography and indexes
are published in a separate volume.
Correspondence: Presses
Universitaires de France, Departement des Revues, 14 Avenue du
Bois-de-l'Epine, B.P. 90, 91003 Evry Cedex, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20683 Sinding,
Steven W. Strengthening the bank's population work in the
nineties. Policy, Research, and External Affairs Working Paper,
No. WPS 802, Nov 1991. 34 pp. World Bank: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author reviews the World Bank's efforts to support and develop
projects in population in the developing world, and makes
recommendations for the bank's future work in this area. The
recommendations focus on changing bank strategies, not policy. The
author "argues that the Bank should give renewed priority to population
matters and accelerate the current upward trend in lending for family
planning programs in the 1990s."
Correspondence: World
Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433. Location:
World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
58:20684 Vaupel,
James W.; Zeng, Yi. Population tradeoffs in China.
Policy Sciences, Vol. 24, No. 4, Nov 1991. 389-406 pp. Dordrecht,
Netherlands. In Eng.
The authors examine the problems and issues
arising from China's policies to reduce its population growth rate.
"Efforts to reduce the population growth will increase the proportion
elderly. To increase the size of the work force, a substantial delay
in the age of retirement may be necessary. To reduce the number of
births, some judicious mix of delayed childbearing and lower fertility
will be required. The population policy choices made in China will
determine the future size, age composition, employment structure, and
family patterns of a population that currently includes more than a
fifth of the world's people."
Correspondence: J. W. Vaupel,
University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Center
for Population Analysis and Policy, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington,
D.C.
58:20685 Aghajanian,
Akbar. Population change in Iran, 1966-86: a stalled
demographic transition? Population and Development Review, Vol.
17, No. 4, Dec 1991. 703-15, 756, 758 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"The author assesses recent demographic
changes in Iran against the backdrop of two sharply different
ideological and socioeconomic environments, approximated by contrasting
the two ten-year periods 1966-76 and 1976-86. In 1967 the government
of Iran introduced a population policy aimed at lowering fertility, and
over the next decade the country experienced the onset of fertility
transition, sustained through commitment to a family planning program,
symbolic and legal changes in the status of women, and significant
structural changes. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the new
government abandoned the fertility control policy, and official policy
fostered early marriage and childbearing. The influx of refugees from
Afghanistan and a significant rise in the level of fertility,
especially in urban areas, contributed to this stalling of the
demographic transition. Since 1989, however, the government has taken
practical steps to slow population growth, including the provision of
family planning services and social support for using
them."
Correspondence: A. Aghajanian, Fayetteville State
University, Department of Sociology, 1200 Murshison Road, Fayetteville,
NC 28301. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20686 Carlson,
Allan C. The Swedish experiment in family politics: the
Myrdals and the interwar population crisis. ISBN 0-88738-299-1. LC
89-5092. 1990. xx, 235 pp. Transaction Publishers: New Brunswick, New
Jersey/London, England. In Eng.
The author describes the role
played by Alva and Gunnar Myrdal in shaping pronatalist policy in
Sweden in the 1930s. Specifically, he shows how they were able to
wrest the population issue away from Swedish nationalists and
conservatives and turn it toward the service of socialist goals.
Having summarized the Myrdals' ideas and how they were formed, the
author describes the policy debate that took place during 1934-1935 and
the extraordinary intellectual influence they had over the Population
Commission of 1935. The new policies developed as a result from 1936
to 1938 are outlined. "A final chapter offers conclusions about the
ability of ideas bound to modern social science to influence human
events and suggests how the Swedish debate of the 1930s may be
replicated in the American domestic policy debate of the
1990s."
Correspondence: Transaction Publishers, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Location: Population
Council Library, New York, NY.
58:20687 Cleland,
John; Robinson, Warren. The use of payments and benefits
to influence reproductive behaviour. In: Family planning
programmes and fertility, edited by James F. Phillips and John A. Ross.
1992. 159-77 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The
authors assess whether payments as a state instrument of reproductive
policy are effective in light of the ethical controversy that surrounds
them. They conclude "that the use of financial incentives to promote
contraception can be better justified for reversible than for
irreversible methods." Programs in several developing countries are
described as illustrations.
Correspondence: J. Cleland,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London
WC1E 6AZ, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20688 Hao,
Cailan. Population policy of China and its impact on
family size and structure. Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 36, No.
1, Mar 1990. 7-21 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
The author analyzes
problems associated with population growth in China and reviews
government population policies. The impact of the current one-child
population policy on family size and structure is also
assessed.
Correspondence: C. Hao, Zhengzhou University,
Population Research Centre, Henan Province, China. Location:
Population Council Library, New York, NY.
58:20689 Heitlinger,
Alena. Pronatalism and women's equality policies.
European Journal of Population/Revue Europeenne de Demographie, Vol. 7,
No. 4, 1991. 343-75 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in
Fre.
"Since pronatalism and women's equality are terms that cover a
broad spectrum of ideas and practices, the article first examines
various definitions of pronatalist, pronatal and women's equality
policies. The major focus is on policies designed to enhance women's
economic equality or independence, and on various forms of state
assistance to families with children....The main thesis of the article
is that broadly conceived women's equality policies, which address
systemic and indirect discrimination, offer a new rationale for
policies which in other contexts may be called pronatal. Parental
leaves, childcare services, flexible work arrangements, re-entry
training programs, and social security and taxation policies that do
not penalize women for motherhood have been promoted as measures of
equal opportunities for women, but they can be also seen as having a
pronatal potential...." The geographical focus is on developed
countries.
Correspondence: A. Heitlinger, Trent University,
Department of Sociology, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20690 Kupinsky,
Shlomo. Fertility trends and policies in low fertility
countries and their applicability to Israel. In: World Jewish
population: trends and policies, edited by Sergio DellaPergola and
Leah Cohen. 1992. 276-300 pp. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute
of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics:
Jerusalem, Israel; Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Demographic
Center: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
"The purpose of this paper is to
analyze the population policies of the countries with low fertility,
particularly those of Europe, and relate them to Israel. To do so
first requires an understanding of the current trends in fertility in
these low fertility countries, followed by a discussion in the second
part of this paper of the various policies that have been developed.
The third part will review the assessments of these policies. The last
part will review Israel's current demographic situation, particularly
as it relates to fertility, and the possibility of developing and
implementing a pro-natal policy in Israel."
Correspondence:
S. Kupinsky, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Demographic Center,
10 Yad Haruzim Street, Box 1260, 91000 Jerusalem, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20691 Lajous,
Adrian. Mexico shifts position, cuts its growth rate.
Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer
1991. 18-20 pp. Davenport, Iowa. In Eng.
The author describes the
change in Mexican governmental policy from neutral to antinatalist
during the early 1970s. The extent to which the rate of population
growth has declined since that change is
described.
Location: New York Public Library.
58:20692 Lee, Ronald
D.; Miller, Timothy. Population growth, externalities to
childbearing, and fertility policy in developing countries. In:
Proceedings of the World Bank Annual Conference on Development
Economics, 1990. ISBN 0-8213-1607-9. 1991. 275-308 pp. World Bank:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The childbearing costs and benefits that
are borne by society as a whole rather than by individual parents in
developing countries are estimated using a mathematical model.
"Externalities to childbearing might include public costs of education,
health, and pensions, as well as taxes to be paid by children in the
future; cost sharing for public goods and social infrastructure over an
enlarged tax base; the dilution of per capita value of various forms of
collective wealth; and the reduction of wages and per capita incomes in
the future." The implications for policies designed to influence
fertility are considered. The results indicate that "there are many
sources of positive and negative externalities, and each estimate is
uncertain, so the total externality is itself highly uncertain and
often does not provide a clear case for policies going beyond family
planning." Comments by Martha Ainsworth are included (pp.
305-8).
Correspondence: R. D. Lee, University of
California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: World Bank, Joint
Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
58:20693 Llera,
Silvia. Mexico: a decade of family planning and
contraceptive use. [Mexico: una decada de planificacion familiar
y practica anticonceptiva.] In: Demographic and Health Surveys World
Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume
1. 1991. 343-66 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Spa.
The author first reviews the history of Mexican
population policy, which up until the 1970s was generally pronatalist.
The various family planning initiatives begun in the 1970s are then
described, as is their impact on overall fertility. Tables are
included on country-wide fertility levels from 1940 to 1990 and on
percent of contraceptive users by method, age, sex, educational status,
parity, and place of residence. The bulk of the current data is from
DHS surveys conducted in 1977 and 1987 and from a national health
survey conducted in 1982.
Correspondence: S. Llera, El
Colegio de Mexico, Camino al Ajusco 20, 10740 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20694 Narayana,
G.; Kantner, John F. Doing the needful: the dilemma of
India's population policy. ISBN 0-8133-8432-X. LC 91-23370. 1992.
xi, 187 pp. Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado/Oxford, England. In Eng.
This study examines the problems posed by rapid population growth
in India. The authors argue that the country's relative failure to
tackle the population problem is due to the fact that the "things it
must do to save itself as a unified and democratic nation frequently
run counter to the deep-seated, conflicting interests of obdurate and
powerful constituencies. [The authors]...unearth the social and
cultural roots of the persistent failure of India's attempts to
intervene in the realm of population control and related issues of
social welfare. Following a critical, comprehensive examination of
programs (both public and private) and policies, they discuss prospects
for future developments in the population arena and conclude with
concrete policy recommendations."
Correspondence: Westview
Press, 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301-2847. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20695 Nebenfuhr,
Eva. Current trends in population policy in the
Philippines. [Aktuelle Tendenzen der Bevolkerungspolitik auf den
Philippinen.] Mitteilungen des Instituts fur Asienkunde Hamburg, No.
187, ISBN 3-88910-078-3. 1990. 166 pp. Institut fur Asienkunde:
Hamburg, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
Trends in population
policies affecting fertility in the Philippines are examined. The
transition from narrowly focused family planning programs in the 1970s
to an integrated approach incorporating family planning in development
policies is noted. Chapters are included on regional differences in
the components of natural population growth, socioeconomic and
sociocultural development and its effects on demographic trends, the
impact of family planning programs on fertility, and problems
incorporating population policy in development
policy.
Correspondence: Institut fur Asienkunde,
Rothenbaumchaussee 32, D-2000 Hamburg 13, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20696 Qu,
Geping. China views control of population as vital.
Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer
1991. 26-30 pp. Davenport, Iowa. In Eng.
The reasons for China's
efforts to continue to develop policies to slow the rate of population
growth are described.
Correspondence: G. Qu, National
Environmental Protection Agency, Beijing, China. Location: New
York Public Library.
58:20697 Borjas,
George J. Immigration policy, national origin, and
immigrant skills: a comparison of Canada and the United States.
NBER Working Paper, No. 3691, Apr 1991. 28, [2] pp. National Bureau of
Economic Research [NBER]: Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"Over
12 million persons migrated to Canada or the United States between 1959
and 1981. Beginning in the mid-1960s, the immigration policies of the
two countries began to diverge considerably: the United States
stressing family reunification and Canada stressing skills. This paper
shows that the point system used by Canada generated, on average, a
more skilled immigrant flow than that which entered the United States.
This skill gap, however, is mostly attributable to differences in the
national origin mix of the immigrant flows admitted by the two
countries. In effect, the point system 'works' because it alters the
national origin mix of immigrant flows, and not because it generates a
more skilled immigrant flow from a given source
country."
Correspondence: National Bureau of Economic
Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington,
D.C.
58:20698 Bouvier,
Leon F. Peaceful invasions: immigration and changing
America. ISBN 0-8191-8402-0. LC 91-26853. 1991. 234 pp. University
Press of America: Lanham, Maryland/London, England; Center for
Immigration Studies: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author argues for
a U.S. immigration policy that considers the country's current
demographic situation, which because of low fertility and demographic
aging presents a need for a certain level of immigration. The policy
proposed is one "which will not lead to an ever-growing United States
population and which will ease the process of cultural adjustment for
newcomers. Such an immigration policy is called 'liberal
limitationist' because some of the reasons for advocating less
immigration are to protect United States workers and steer the United
States economy toward a high productivity trajectory so that there is
more income to share with the poor."
Correspondence:
University Press of America, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706.
Location: New York Public Library.
58:20699 Chiswick,
Barry R. Illegal immigration and immigration control.
In: U.S. immigration policy reform in the 1980s: a preliminary
assessment, edited by Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, Selig L. Sechzer, and
Ira N. Gang. 1991. 45-63 pp. Praeger: New York, New York/London,
England. In Eng.
"The first sections of this chapter develop an
economic analysis of the illegal-alien labor market [in the United
States], including the determinants of illegal migration and the impact
on the economy. Then, that model is applied to the major provisions of
IRCA [Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986] and used to describe
its likely consequences. A concluding section argues that because IRCA
does not address the economic realities it is not likely to accomplish
its objectives. The partial amnesty and impotent employer sanctions
have not solved the illegal alien dilemma."
This is an updated
version of the 1988 study cited in 55:10723.
Correspondence: B. R. Chiswick, University of Illinois,
Department of Economics, Box 4348 University Hall, Chicago, IL 60680.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20700 DeFreitas,
Gregory. Economic implications of immigration law
reform. In: U.S. immigration policy reform in the 1980s: a
preliminary assessment, edited by Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, Selig L.
Sechzer, and Ira N. Gang. 1991. 117-29 pp. Praeger: New York, New
York/London, England. In Eng.
The author attempts to estimate the
economic implications of the 1986 U.S. Immigration Reform and Control
Act (IRCA). He examines the size of the illegal alien population,
their employment characteristics, and their impact on the public
treasury. He concludes that IRCA is unlikely to improve U.S. workers'
earnings or reduce their vulnerability to
unemployment.
Correspondence: G. DeFreitas, Hofstra
University, Department of Economics, Hempstead, NY 11550.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20701 Donato,
Katharine M.; Durand, Jorge; Massey, Douglas S. Stemming
the tide? Assessing the deterrent effects of the Immigration Reform
and Control Act. Demography, Vol. 29, No. 2, May 1992. 139-57 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This study uses a new source of data to
assess the degree to which the Immigration Reform and Control Act
(IRCA) deterred undocumented migration from Mexico to the United
States. Data were collected from migrants interviewed in seven Mexican
communities during the winters of 1987 through 1989, as well as from
out-migrants from those communities who subsequently located in the
United States. We conduct time-series experiments that examine changes
in migrants' behavior before and after passage of the IRCA in
1986....In none of these analyses could we detect any evidence that
IRCA has significantly deterred undocumented migration from
Mexico."
Correspondence: K. M. Donato, Louisiana State
University, Department of Sociology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20702 Hoefer,
Michael D. Background of U.S. immigration policy
reform. In: U.S. immigration policy reform in the 1980s: a
preliminary assessment, edited by Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, Selig L.
Sechzer, and Ira N. Gang. 1991. 17-44 pp. Praeger: New York, New
York/London, England. In Eng.
The author describes the
characteristics of the illegal aliens who became eligible for permanent
residence status under the 1986 Immigration and Reform Control Act
(IRCA). Background information on the major provisions of IRCA and
their implementation by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
is provided. "Data on legalization applications and apprehensions by
the United States Border Patrol are also presented in order to begin to
understand the effects of the Immigration Reform and Control Act on the
size of the current illegal alien
population."
Correspondence: M. D. Hoefer, U.S Immigration
and Naturalization Service, Statistical Analysis Branch, Demographic
Analysis Section, Washington, D.C. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:20703 Kohler,
Dirk. The immigration policy of the United States of
America between 1917 and 1929. [Zur Immigrationspolitik der
Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika zwischen 1917 und 1929.]
Migrationsforschung, No. 25, 1991. 32-45 pp. Rostock, Germany. In Ger.
The history of immigration policy in the United States between 1917
and 1929 is reviewed, with particular reference to the restrictive laws
that were enacted during this period. The impact of such restrictions
on the structure of immigration by country of origin is
noted.
Correspondence: D. Kohler, Universitat Rostock,
Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaften, Wilhelm-Kulz-Platz 4, 0-2500
Rostock, Germany. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20704 Kritz, Mary
M. The British and Spanish migration systems in the
colonial era: a comparison of policy approaches. Population and
Development Program: 1990 Working Paper Series, No. 2.15, [1990?]. 11
pp. Cornell University, Department of Rural Sociology, Population and
Development Program: Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
"Using a systems
framework, this paper examines the [policy] approaches taken by Spain
and England toward migration to their American colonies and argues that
the difference in the way they proceeded stemmed from their demographic
structure at home, the type of production systems they developed in the
colonies, and their differing sociocultural views of the type of social
system that should be established in the colonies." The effects of the
Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and of labor force needs in England,
Spain, and their colonies are also
described.
Correspondence: Cornell University, Department
of Rural Sociology, Population and Development Program, 134 Warren
Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:20705 Meissner,
Doris. Managing migrations. Foreign Policy, No. 86,
Spring 1992. 66-83 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The policy issues
posed by migration pressures are explored, with a focus on developed
countries. Five categories of migrants are identified: legal
immigrants and nonimmigrants, contract labor migrants, illegal
immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees. The author suggests that the
primary causes of most migrations are economic, and that policies
cannot therefore be developed without taking into account economic as
well as social factors. The long-term solution to international
migration pressures lies in reducing the gap between the levels of
economic development and wages in rich and poor countries. Meanwhile,
developed countries will have to develop "reasoned admissions policies
for labor market, refugee, and family immigrant groups, along with
firm, judicious enforcement regimes."
Correspondence: D.
Meissner, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Program for
Immigration and U.S. Foreign Policy, 11 Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington,
D.C.
58:20706 Nack,
Beatrix. The relationship between migration policy and
economic policy during the time of the Franco regime. [Zum
Zusammenhang von Migrations- und Wirtschaftspolitik in der Zeit des
Franco-Regimes.] Migrationsforschung, No. 25, 1991. 46-60 pp. Rostock,
Germany. In Ger.
This article deals with the use of migration
policy as a component of economic policy in Spain during the Franco
regime. The focus is on the transition at the end of the 1950s from a
policy of restrictive emigration to one of forced emigration. The
economic goals and the impact of this policy are
discussed.
Correspondence: B. Nack, Universitat Rostock,
Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaften, Wilhelm-Kulz-Platz 4, 0-2500
Rostock, Germany. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20707 Pereira,
Miriam H. Some complementary observations on Portuguese
emigration policy. [Algumas observacoes complementares sobre a
politica de emigracao portuguesa.] Analise Social, Vol. 25, No. 4-5;
108-109, 1990. 735-9 pp. Lisbon, Portugal. In Por.
This is a review
of factors affecting Portuguese emigration policy. Factors limiting
emigration are identified as the policies of countries of destination,
travel costs, illiteracy, and military service obligations in Portugal.
The author also examines the extent of illegal migration from Portugal
to the United States and Brazil.
Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
58:20708
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Sechzer, Selig L.; Gang, Ira
N. U.S. immigration policy reform in the 1980s: a
preliminary assessment. ISBN 0-275-93620-1. LC 90-7377. 1991. xii,
145 pp. Praeger: New York, New York/London, England. In Eng.
This
book contains five papers by various authors assessing the impact in
the United States of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act
(IRCA). The papers were presented at a colloquium held at Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, on October 14, 1988. They
attempt to answer the questions: "how has the implementation of IRCA
proceeded? What have been its effects so far? Have the goals of the
immigration policy reform been fulfilled? What potential impact on the
U.S. economy can the policy reform be expected to have over the next
few years?"
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent
issues of Population Index.
Correspondence: Praeger
Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
