Population Distribution Policies in Developed Socialist and Western Nations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4771577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roland J Fuchs, George J Demko |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 439 |
| Publication date | 1979-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1972080 |
| OpenAlex | W2015722483 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
The population distribution policies and instruments used in the developed European countries with particular reference to Poland Hungary the German Democratic Republic Czechoslovakia and the USSR and the developed marked and mixed economies of Western Europe North America and Australia are examined. The development of population distribution policies and policy objectives in each group of countries is discussed along with a detailed comparison of policy instruments. A review of selected evaluation studies and discussion of the implications for policy and research is included. The population distribution policies of both Eastern and Western countries appears to suffer from being directed at populations-at-large while migration theory would suggest that policies would be more effective if targeted at specific subgroups of the population taking advantage of known migration differentials by age education levels and cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Policies would be more successful if they explicitly incorporated knowledge regarding directional and distance biases in migration streams. The experience of population redistribution attempts in developed countries suggests that knowledge in many areas is below the level necessary to accurately guide policymakers and further research is required on such subjects as the determination of optimum settlement and population distribution patterns the redistribution mechanism and the theoretical and empirical analysis of policies and policy impacts
Development economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics · Rural development and sustainability · Urbanization and City Planning
Population Dispersal from Major Metropolitan Regions
The development of Soviet location theory before the second World War—II
Recent Soviet Experience and Western ‘Laws’ of Population Migration
Issues in a National Urban Development Strategy for the United States
The Impact of Industrial Decision-making upon the Soviet Urban Hierarchy
The National System of Cities as an Object of Public Policy
Urban Growth and Spatial Planning in Hungary
The Commission on Population Growth and the American Future
Kolyma
The interurban transmission of growth in advanced economies
French Regional Planning
Evaluating the Effects of British Regional Economic Policy
Decision-Making and Industrial Location in Eastern Europe
The Geography of the United States in the Year 2000
Scientific fundamentals and ways of realization of the general scheme of population distribution in the USSR
Geographic Inequality Under Socialism∗
Toward a New Equilibrium in France
Urban Systems
Population Redistribution
The Role of Large Private and Government Organizations in Generating Flows of Inter-Regional Migrants
Urbanization under Socialism
The Israeli New Town
Urban Systems
Manipulating Soviet Population Resources
Migration and Industrial Development
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2025 (43) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |