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The Political Demography of the World System, 2000–2050
Author(s) -
Demeny Paul,
McNicoll Geoffrey
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
population and development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.836
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1728-4457
pISSN - 0098-7921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2006.tb00010.x
Subject(s) - citation , politics , population , sociology , social science , history , genealogy , library science , demography , political science , law , computer science
Population policies are deliberately constructed or modified,institutional arrange- ments and/or specific programs through which governments influence, directly or indirectly, demographic change. For any given country, the aim of population policy may be narrowly construed as bringing about quantitative changes in the membership,of the territorially cir- cumscribed,population under the government’s ,jurisdiction. Governments’ concern with