Suchergebnisse

Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Background -- 2. A private programme -- 3. The government programme -- 4. Induced abortion -- 5. Voluntary sterilization -- 6. Incentives and disincentives -- 7. Knowledge, attitudes, and practice -- 8. Rapid fertility decline -- 9. Uplifting fertility of better-educated women -- 10. Relaxing antinatalist policies -- 11. Limited pronatalist policies -- 12. Reinforcing previous pronatalist incentives -- 13. Latest pronatalist incentives -- 14. Prolonged below-replacement fertility -- 15. Immigration policies and programmes -- 16. Demographic trends and consequences.

The second edition of this book presents a most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the multiracial population of Malaysia, with painstaking effort and skill of the author in interpreting the vast array of materials and statistics at his disposal. The strength of the book lies in the author's deep familiarity with the country where he was educated up to secondary level, taught for some time in the University of Malaya, and was even involved in the planning of population censuses. The book is indispensable to policymakers and social scientists who wish to seek a greater understanding of the demographic issues facing the country

The population of Singapore -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1. Background -- 2. Population Growth and Distribution -- 3. Changing Population Structure -- 4. Migration -- 5. Mortality Trends and Differentials -- 6. Marriage Trends and Patterns -- 7. Divorce Trends and Patterns -- 8. Fertility Trends and Differentials -- 9. Family Planning, Abortion and Sterilisation -- 10. Fertility Policies and Programmes -- 11. Immigration Policies and Programmes -- 12. Labour Force -- 13. Future Population Trends -- Appendix: Sources of Demographic Statistics -- Bibliography -- Index.