Abstract
The three papers in this section explore the current status of methodologies in population planning as they are being developed and applied at three operational levels: policy formation, program planning, and program implementation. A common theme which emerges from these papers concerns the substantial limitation in the methodologies for providing a rational basis for guiding policy formation, program planning, and implementation. The deficiencies in current methodologies are best reflected in the debates and wide variations of opinions expressed throughout this volume on fundamental issues of population policy and programming, issues that could be examined critically and analytically if the methodologies were adequately developed.
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