The evolution of population policies in Kenya and Malawi

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-106

  Chimbwete, Chiweni ^a   Watkins, Susan Cotts ^b   Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi ^c  

^a IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Comparative; Historical; Kenya; Malawi; National; Policy; Population; Sub saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION POLICY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20444458354     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-005-0328-5     Document Type: Article

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