title: Policy and legislation affecting settlement of the Pacific region:  an historical comparison of the United States and the USSR.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009656:North America; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012939:Social Planning; D012942:Social Sciences; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014586:USSR; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Development Planning; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Environment; Geographic Factors; Historical Demography; Historical Survey; Human Resources; Legislation--history; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy--history; Natural Resources; North America; Northern America; Oceania; Policy--history; Political Factors--history; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy--history; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Policy--history; Social Sciences; Spatial Distribution; United States; Ussr