NDLI: The evolution of population policies in Kenya and Malawi

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Author	Chimbwete, Chiweni Watkins, Susan Cotts Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Our case studies of the evolution of population policies in Kenya and Malawi offer insights into the interaction between the global population movement and national governments. The comparison is useful because it permits identifying the common strategies of a global movement, strategies that are likely to be evident elsewhere; it also permits identifying differences in national responses related to particular domestic contexts. We find a common repertory of movement strategies to influence the governments of Kenya and Malawi to adopt a neo-Malthusian population policy and to implement a family planning program. However, these strategies were promoted more or less aggressively depending on the national response and the chronological period. National responses were related to differences in the governments’ approaches to nation-building, their willingness to accept foreign influence and the importance they placed on preserving cultural traditions, and to their assessment of benefits they would gain from responding favorably to movement proposals. The data come from written accounts and from interviews with international actors and Kenyan and Malawian elites who participated in the policy development process.
Starting Page	85
Ending Page	106
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01675923
Journal	Population Research and Policy Review
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15737829
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	comparative historical Kenya Malawi national policy population sub-saharan Africa Demography Economic Policy Population Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Demography Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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