Public policy and private lives : women's experiences of familty planning in Bangladesh

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The search for an optimum mix and level of population is a global issue for bothndeveloped and developing countries. Most countries worldwide have developed anpopulation policy in relation to demographic problems, desired goals and solutions.nWhile many western nations have identified low fertility as an issue, in developing ornThird World countries overpopulation is the major concern.n n Current approaches to contain population growth in third world countries are contested.nThe demographic perspective is that high population growth causes poverty, whilenlowered population growth leads to economic prosperity. An alternative viewpoint isnbased on a human rights perspective. Proponents of this view argue that populationnpolicies in third world countries need to take account of women's reproductive rightsnand should focus on raising women's status within society. The demographicnperspective continues to predominate and has led to the development of family planningnpolicies and programs as

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