| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 470 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword : the family planning program revolution in perspective / Ronald Freedman and Albert I. Hermalin -- 1 Overview and perspective / Steven W. Sinding -- pt. I Middle East and North Africa -- 2 The evolution of population policies and programs in the Arab Republic of Egypt / Warren C. Robinson and Fatma H. El-Zanaty -- 3 Family planning in Iran, 1960-79 / Richard Moore -- 4 Tunisia : the debut of family planning / George F. Brown -- 5 Morocco : first steps in family planning / George F. Brown -- pt. II Europe and Central Asia -- 6 Emergence of the family planning program in Turkey / Ayse Akin -- pt. III Latin America and the Caribbean -- 7 Family planning in Chile : a tale of the unexpected / Hernan Sanhueza -- 8 Against the odds : Colombia's role in the family planning revolution / Anthony R. Measham and Guillermo Lopez-Escobar -- 9 Guatemala : the pioneering days of the family planning movement / Roberto Santiso-Galvez and Jane T. Bertrand -- 10 Family planning and the World Bank in Jamaica / Timothy King -- pt. IV East Asia and the Pacific -- 11 The Korean breakthrough / Taek Il Kim and John A. Ross -- 12 Hong Kong : evolution of the family planning program / Susan Fan -- 13 Singapore : population policies and programs / Yap Mui Teng -- 14 The emergence of Thailand's national family planning program / Allan G. Rosenfield and Caroline J. Min -- 15 Formative years of family planning in Indonesia / Terence H. Hull -- 16 The family planning program in peninsular Malaysia / Nai Peng Tey -- 17 Development of the Philippines' family planning program : the early years, 1967-80 / Alejandro N. Herrin -- pt. V South Asia -- 18 Emergence of the Indian national family planning program / Oscar Harkavy and Krishna Roy -- 19 Family planning programs and policies in Bangladesh and Pakistan / Warren C. Robinson -- 20 Early family planning efforts in Sri Lanka / Nicholas H. Wright -- 21 Emergence and development of Nepal's family planning program / Jayanti M. Tuladhar -- pt. VI Sub-Saharan Africa -- 22 Family planning in Ghana / John C. Caldwell and Fred T. Sai -- 23 Family planning in Kenya in the 1960s and 1970s / Donald F. Heisel -- pt. VII Conclusions and lessons for the future -- 24 Family planning : the quiet revolution / Warren C. Robinson and John A. Ross |
| Summary |
The striking upsurge in population growth rates in developing countries at the close of World War II gained force during the next decade. From the 1950s to the 1970s, scholars and advocacy groups publicized the trend and drew troubling conclusions about its economic and ecological implications. Private educational and philanthropic organizations, government, and international organizations joined in the struggle to reduce fertility. Three decades later this movement has seen changes beyond anyone's most optimistic dreams, and global demographic stabilization is expected in this century. The Gl |
| Notes |
Includes twenty-three case studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Population policy -- Case studies
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Birth control -- Developing countries -- Case studies
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Contraception -- Developing countries -- Case studies
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Fertility, Human -- Developing countries -- Case studies
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Population -- Case studies
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Family planning services.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Family Planning Policy
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Family Planning Services
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Developing Countries
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Family Planning Policy -- history
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Family Planning Services -- history
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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History, 20th Century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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Family planning services
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Cross-cultural studies
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Birth control
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Contraception
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Fertility, Human
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Population
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Population policy
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Developing countries
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Robinson, Warren C., 1928-2015.
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Ross, John A., 1934-
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| ISBN |
9780821369524 |
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0821369520 |
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