The interaction between the legislative policy and the population problem in Egypt.

Publisher: ESCWA Country of Publication: Iraq NLM ID: 9426737 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1011-4793 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10114793 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Popul Bull ESCWA

Original Publication: [Baghdad, Iraq] : ESCWA, [1985?-

Demography* ; Developing Countries* ; Economics* ; Educational Status* ; Family Planning Policy* ; Health* ; Infant Mortality* ; Investments* ; Legislation as Topic* ; Motivation* ; Population Dynamics* ; Population Growth* ; Public Policy* ; Religion* ; Social Change* ; Social Planning*; Africa ; Africa, Northern ; Egypt ; Emigration and Immigration ; Fertility ; Financial Management ; Geography ; Middle East ; Mortality ; Population ; Social Class ; Socioeconomic Factors

Indexing Agency: IND Local ID #: 8008714. Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 049956. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00204218.
Keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Child Mortality*; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries*; Economic Factors*; Educational Status; Egypt; Family Planning Policy*; Fertility; Financial Activities; Geographic Factors; Health*; High Fertility Population*; Incentives*; Infant Mortality*; Investments*; Legislation; Literacy*; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Mortality; Natural Increase*; Northern Africa; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth*; Population Law*; Population Policy*; Religion*; Rural Development*; Rural-urban Migration*; Social Change*; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution*
Note: TJ: POPULATION BULLETIN OF ESCWA
Local Abstract: [PIP] Noting that Egypt is one of many developing countries suffering rapid population growth, the author identifies the distinct characteristics of Egypt's population problem, and urges that they be recognized in developing population policy. Central to Egypt's experience is a high birth rate and an imbalance in the population distribution. Behind the daily increase of population through birth equal to approximately 3600 new inhabitants are religious, social, health, and economic factors. A poorly distributed population results from the steady in-migration from rural to urban areas, due largely to inadequate investment in agricultural areas. Causal factors for the population dilemma are examined in efforts to determine the contribution of legislative policy in finding solutions. the interrelationship of family planning and legislative policy is emphasized. The author contends that legislative policy in the absence of more broad, integrated policy will be ineffective in addressing the population problem. Law should serve to facilitate the development and implementation of such integrated policy. Legislation's effects on family planning in the context of regulating personal status issues, fertility, and incentives to family planning are then considered. Legislative policy should also take into consideration Egypt's high rate of illiteracy, and the relatively high rate of infant and child mortality where efforts to check population growth are at issue.

Date Created: 19870601 Date Completed: 19911203 Latest Revision: 20121115

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