A Baby Boom FOR Indonesia?

Decentralization, the economic crisis and a reduction in the governments commitment to the family planning program all have the potential to cause an unexpected population explosion.

March 18, 2003

This country once upon a time had a family planning program. Visitors from all over the world would come to these shores to discover the secrets of our success in reducing population growth. The slogan Two kids are enough, whether boys or girls, was heard in even the remotest villages. It was like a sacred mantra that had to be heeded by every person who wished to lead a happy and prosperous life.

But those were the old days, the days of the New O

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