Xxi. Population, Poverty Reduction and the Icpd Programme of Action
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Decisive evidence is emerging that population and reproductive health matter considerably to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This statement is a major departure from academic thinking over the past two decades, and a brief review of the successive viewpoints of economists and demographers regarding the relationship between population and economic well-being offers a good starting point for understanding the continued relevance of the Programme of Action adopted by the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt in 1994.
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