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Population distribution policies in Asia and the Pacific : current status and future prospects
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Population distribution policies in Asia and the Pacific : current status and future prospects
Governments of nearly all Asian and Pacific nations are dissatisfied with their current population distribution, and the overwhelming majority have already adopted policies to affect rates and patterns of internal migration or the configuration of their rural and urban populations.
Fuchs, Roland J. · 1983
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Abstract
Reviews of population distribution programs suggest that they have had limited effectiveness and may have unintended consequences. Improvement in policies will require a reexamination of four policy-related issues: the scope of policies; the need for intervention; policy objectives; and instruments. Policies must be more carefully integrated with national economic planning, and the spatial effects of macropolicies must be assessed; program instruments must be more closely matched to the determinants of migration behavior. An improved data base is a fundamental prerequisite for policy improvement as are more careful monitoring and rigorous evaluation. A 77-item bibliography (1955-81) is appended. (Author abstract)
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