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.
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Title
Global family planning revolution.
International Standard Book Number
0821369512
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Birth control-- Developing countries, Case studies.
Contraception-- Developing countries, Case studies.
Fertility, Human-- Developing countries, Case studies.
Population policy, Case studies.
Population, Case studies.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Developing Countries.
Family Planning Policy-- history.
Family Planning Policy.
Family Planning Services-- history.
Family Planning Services.
History, 20th Century.
Contraception-- Nouveaux pays industrialisés, Cas, Études de.
Fécondité humaine-- Nouveaux pays industrialisés, Cas, Études de.
Politique démographique, Cas, Études de.
Régulation des naissances-- Nouveaux pays industrialisés, Cas, Études de.