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Abstract
The conventional mode of evaluating the success of family planning programmes has frequently emphasized the activities of the programmes, rather than their ultimate effects. This paper examines the role of family planning programmes in inducing fertility decline in Taiwan. First it presents the secular trends of Taiwanese fertility changes, pointing out that family planning programmes began only after the birth rate had already shown a substantial decline. Secondly, it specifically evaluates the impact of family planning programmes in the Taichung areas, since its success has been widely proclaimed. Finally, it is stipulated that the dynamics of Taiwanese fertility changes may be related to declining infant mortality and accelerating educational development, and that these institutional effects, rather than the family planning programmes, should be credited with changes in fertility.
The author is grateful to William Petersen and Harvey Marshall for valuable conunents on an earlier draft of this paper.
The author is grateful to William Petersen and Harvey Marshall for valuable conunents on an earlier draft of this paper.
Notes
The author is grateful to William Petersen and Harvey Marshall for valuable conunents on an earlier draft of this paper.