Population Control in South Korea Scholars and development officials h

Economists and development authorities have been asking in recent years what to think about the role of socioeconomic development in reducing fertility. Among the questions raised has been whether family planning programs are necessary to facilitate the reduction of fertility in the presence of socioeconomic development. Economists have been asked how relevant is an economic theory of human fertility behavior. Richard A. Easterlin argues that a comprehensive economic framework incorporating a variant of the theory of consumer behavior is the best point of departure for systematic fertility analysis. The theory of consumer behavior views the individual as trying to maximize satisfaction in the face of a range of goods, their prices, and his or her own tastes and income. Applying this approach to fertility analysis, children are viewed as a special kind of good. Fertility is seen

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on of contraceptive supplies. It invited a Population Council Mission to help plan for action. It introducted the Economic Planning Board to give high priority to family planning and asked that all Ministries give their full cooperation. It organized in 1963 an energetic National Enlightenment Campaign. It placed two family planning nurses in each of 189 health centers in the country, and these workers were primarily on their own at the time, with little supervision and almost no money for support. It created in 1963 a new section of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs to coordinate and supervise the entire effort. Finally, it had voted a national budget of $1.2 million for family planning in 1964 from the central government budget and another large amount from local governments. The trend toward family planning in South Korea indicated a change in attitude and a shift in the values that were held in highest esteem, at least as far as the government was concerned. Korea had for centuries been influenced by the doctrine of Confucianism, which emphasizes the family as the basic foundation of society. Confucianism sees the fulfillment of filial duty as the most important element in a father-son relationship, and the tr
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