World Population Policies Their Origin, Evolution, and Impact
sThis 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 l
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John F. May
World Population Policies Their Origin, Evolution, and Impact
John F. May The World Bank 1818 H Street NW. Washington, DC 20433 USA
ISBN 978-94-007-2836-3 ISBN 978-94-007-2837-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2837-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012934457 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To my wife, Anne, this book is lovingly dedicated
Foreword
While concern about the balance between population growth and available resources has been around since the time of the Rev. Thomas Malthus more than 200 years ago, public policies to influence population variables have a much more recent provenance. Malthus despaired, of course, that unless the increase in human numbers could be brought under control, food production would inevitably fall further and further behind population growth with the result being ever-increasing hunger and poverty for a great majority of people. He urged the institutions of his time to take action to slow down the growth of human numbers, although the means for doing so were few and the response was minimal. Modern population policies, at least at a national level, had to wait 150 years, until the early 1950s when, as
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