The Global Family Planning Revolution

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 Global Family Planning Revolution preserves the remarkable record of this success. Its editors and authors offer more than a historical record. They disccuss important lessons for current and future initiatives of the international community. Some programs succeeded while others initially failed, and the analyses provide valuable guidance for emerging health-related policy objectives and responses to global challenges.

This is a an authoritative text on the role of health and family life education and the importance of universal access to a wide range of birth control methods as seen from the perspective of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and similar international organizations. It is a data-based work containing numerous graphs and tables and extensive reference lists. The main sections cover family planning programs from a global perspective, contraceptive use in developed and developing countries, education about contraception, contraception and AIDS, and the future of contraception development and availability.

This book analyzes the origins and rationale of family planning programs and how they have evolved based on experience in different country settings.

International conference papers on birth control and family planning programmes. Reports by country. Statistical tables. Conference held in Geneva 1965 aug 23 to 27.

Looks at government population policies in the U.S., China, and South America, discusses family planning, contraception, and sterilization, and examines the political, economic, and social consequences.

This book examines the history behind the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of population policies in the more developed, the less developed, and the least developed countries from 1950 until today, as well as their future prospects. It links population policies with the theories of the demographic, epidemiological, and migratory transitions. It begins by summarizing the demographic situation around the world, with an emphasis on population policies and their underlying theories. Then, it reviews the early efforts to reduce mortality and fertility in the developing countries. This is followed by a description of the internationalization of the debate on population issues and the transformation of these programs into more formal population policies, particularly in the developing countries. The book reviews also the situation of the developed countries and their specific challenges – sub-replacement fertility, population aging, and immigration – and examines the effectiveness of population policies. It also explores the way forward and future prospects for population policies over the next decades. The book provides numerous concrete examples from all over the world, and show how population policies are actually implemented and what have been their successes as well as their constraints. Above all, the book highlights the importance of understanding underlying demographic trends when assessing the development prospects of any country. The book is recommended for not only demographers, social scientists, and policymakers but also economists and political scientists who are interested in social and demographic change around the world. Demography students and researchers who are interested in applying knowledge on population trends and prospects in designing and evaluating public policies will find this an invaluable reference work.