Demographic Policy Construction: Inapt use of Growth Rates Illustrated

Hasan ZUBAIR

doi:10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).03

Demographic Policy Construction: Inapt use of Growth Rates Illustrated

Hasan ZUBAIR University of Delhi, India https://www.zubairhasan.in/

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).03

Abstract

The use of ratios, rates, and percentages is prone to manipulation in demographic policy formulation. That the political and economic benefits get distributed pro rata among various communities, fuels the temptation. Democracies are ruled by the majority community; the temptation thus leads to policies adverse to minorities on false reasoning in self-interest. This brief paper illustrates such a misuse of growth rates in a community coined for the purpose.

References

[1] Indian Census Reports and surveys.
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[3] United Nations Statistics Division (December 2014): Overview of Demographic Concepts and Methods.
[4] Wattenberg, B. J. 2004. How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future. Chicago.

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2021-12-31

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ZUBAIR, Hasan. Demographic Policy Construction: Inapt use of Growth Rates Illustrated. Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 89 - 91, dec. 2021. ISSN 2068-7710. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/tpref/article/view/6723>. Date accessed: 24 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505/tpref.v12.2(24).03.

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Vol 12 No 2 (2021): TPREF, Volume XII, Issue 2(24), Winter 2021

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