title: [An optimum population for Thailand].
abstract: "In Thailand to date, the systematic analysis to determining an appropriate size of the population using economic, social, political and cultural criteria has not been attempted, let alone conducting a research on an optimum population. What have been made to date are analyses indicating that the rate of population growth at certain [periods] tends to be too low or too high...thus leading to the policy to increase or reduce the rate of population growth. Difficulties in determining an optimum population [are] due to the dynamic nature of population development and the fact that all other factors affecting the welfare of population are always changing, [thus] it is not cost effective to conduct research for determining an optimum population for the purpose of policy formulation." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
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authors.lastname: Leoprapai
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005544:Forecasting; D006285:Health Planning; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011050:Policy Making; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013785:Thailand