The Ford Foundation's Work in Population

Book : The Ford Foundation's Work in Population

Language : English

Library : Population

Publish Place : New York

Publish Date : August 1985

Publisher : The Ford Foundation

Book Number : 4148

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CONTENTS

The Ford Foundation's Work In Population A working paper from the Ford Foundation
Preface
Summary
Introduction: New Concern about Population Growth .
World Population Issues
The Demographic Setting
The Debate on Consequences of Rapid Population
Growth
Strategies for Slowing Population Growth .
Family Planning Services
Population Policy
The Social Environment
Donor Assistance Policies
The Foundation's Changing Role
Review of Past Program Emphases
Consequences of Changes in Program Emphases .
Current Emphases. Future Plans
Enhancing Motivation
Improving the Quality of Family-Planning Services
and Contraception
Informing Population Policy
Notes and References
1. Percentage Decline 1n Crude Birth Rates and in
Total Fertility Rates, Selected Countries, 1965-82
2. Urban Agglomerations with More than 10 Million
Inhabitants, 1950, 1975, and 2000
3. Percentage of Currently Married Women Aged
15 to 49 Using Contraception, by Region and for Selected Countries .......
4. Population Policy Indicators for Selected
Countries with Populations of 15 Million or more ............
5. Countries Adopting Policies to Reduce Rates
of Population Growth ........
6. Ford Foundation Commitments to Population and
Related Activities, Selected Fiscal Years .
Attachment A
Statement of U.S. Population Policy, Second International Population Conference, Mexico City, August, 1984 .......