A CRITICAL APPROACH TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY

Abstract

This study presents some critical opinions regarding the definition of the demographic policy, pointing out the differencies between the two concept – population policies and demographic policy -, the history and the evolution of the demographic policy during the last half of the 20th century, its cotradictory measures and their opposite effects in different countries; the major international plans adopted in this field and its results until the present time.demographic policy, population policies, birth control, pronatalist policy.