Administrative Challenges of Population Policy: Lessons from China and India

CONTENTS 28.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 466 28.1.1 Th e Population Problem ....................................................................... 466 28.1.2 Population Approaches ......................................................................... 466 28.1.3 Organizational Approaches ................................................................... 466 28.2 Population Policy in Context .............................................................................. 467 28.2.1 Population Policy in India .................................................................... 468 28.2.1.1 India’s Population Problem.................................................. 468 28.2.1.2 Evolution of Policy .............................................................. 468 28.2.2 Population Policy in China ....................................................................473 28.2.2.1 Th e Population Problem .......................................................473 28.2.2.2 Evolution of Policy ...............................................................474 28.2.2.3 Reasons for Success ..............................................................478 28.3 Conclusions and Wider International Implications ..............................................479