Subject(s): Population policy -- Birth control -- Human Fertility -- Family Planning -- Infant Mortality -- Population Growth -- Population growth and its implications : fertility, mortality, implications of rapid population growth -- population policies- past achievements current and future directions around the world -- Socio economic determinants of fertility- assessment of recent findings and their implications, female autonomy and fertility an overview of situation in south Asia, relationship between fertility behavior and size , structure and function of the family in Asia, infant and child mortality- implications for fertility behavior -- Influence of policy change on method choice and fertility, incentives, disincentives and family planning, the MCH/FP extension project in Bangladesh- research system for policy development and management improvement, family planning needs of the urban slums and remote rural areas in republic of Korea, background and aims of escape impact and efficiency study -- Impact and efficiency of family planning program in republic of Korea, impact and efficiency of family planning program in Thailand, impact and efficiency of family planning program in peninsular Malaysia, impact and efficiency of family planning program in Bangladesh, future directions for population policies and programs- conclusions and recommendations