Status and prospects of population policies in ECA member states

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Title:	Status and prospects of population policies in ECA member states
Author:	Economic Commission for Africa. Population Division. Planning and Policies
Year:	1989
Issue:	10
Pages:	105
Language:	English
Series:	African population studies series (ISSN 0252-4821)
City of publisher:	Addis Ababa
Publisher:	ECA
Geographic term:	Africa
Subjects:	population population policy
Abstract:	The objective of this study is to assess the state of knowledge on population policy development process in the ECA region of Africa; to analyse the real and potential problems encountered by ECA member States in the process; and to suggest ways of ameliorating such problems within the framework of the emerging body of knowledge regarding the 'ideal approach' in population policy development in the region. The data for the study draw largely from the five UN population monitoring reports (1977-1987) and the UN Population Sixth Inquiry (1987). Following an introduction, section II provides a global and regional background to the involvement of the UN in population policy development. Sections III to VI review the policies of ECA member States regarding population growth, fertility, spatial distribution, and immigration/emigration. Section VII examines related aspects of population policy development and section VIII reviews the prospects and research priorities of population policy development in the ECA region during the 1990s.