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The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The author wants to thank the Editors of the Handbook on Population for their invaluable guidance as well as Dr. Thomas W. Merrick, the World Bank, for his advice and help when preparing this chapter. Insightful comments on earlier drafts and suggestions for improvement were also received from Dr. Jean-Claude Chesnais, Dr. Henry P. David, Dr. Enéas Gakusi, Dr. Léon Gani, Dr. Thomas Goliber, Dr. Ok Pannenborg, and Dr. Marcel Vekemans.

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May, J.F. (2005). Population Policy. In: Poston, D.L., Micklin, M. (eds) Handbook of Population. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23106-4_29

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