How does Congress approach population and family planning issues?: results of qualitative interviews with legislative directors
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1. Verfasser: Patterson, Sally (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Santa Monica, CA Rand 1999
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Beschreibung:"Supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, United Nations Population Fund.". - Mode of access: World Wide Web. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Congressional opinions on issues related to population are highly polarized. Approximately 90 percent of Congress consistently votes either uniformly to support or uniformly to oppose population-related legislation--so the remaining 10 percent is likely to determine the fate of such initiatives. To determine how this critical group makes its decisions, researchers interviewed a sample of legislative directors (chosen as proxies, to allow in-depth interviews). Most respondents felt that the United States should continue to play a leading role internationally, but several also stressed that their members of Congress favor increased emphasis on multilateral approaches. A majority felt that world population growth is a problem but is not urgent. Nearly unanimous support was expressed for U.S. support of voluntary family planning when it is understood to exclude abortion. Congress would benefit from research-based, factual information on a variety of international population issues
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 36 p.)
ISBN:0585220611
0833027042
9780585220611
9780833027047

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