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The Feasibility of An Effective Population Policy· for Pakistan

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  • KAROL J. KROTKI

    (Pakistan Institute IOf Development Economics,Karachi.)

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The purpose of the following discussion is threefold: to consider whether or 110t rapid population growth is an impediment to economic development in Pakistan; to assess the impact of alternative changes in population growth on the. size and composition of national development plans; to consider means of manipulating population size and growth. Under the last group of problems, questions will be asked about the effectiveness of a government-directed family~ planning programme. Is a national population-policy a feasible operation at all? There is no evidence after four years of the Pakistan programme I and only scanty evidence from abroad2•

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  • Karol J. Krotki, 1964. "The Feasibility of An Effective Population Policy· for Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 4(2), pages 283-313.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:4:y:1964:i:2:p:283-313
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