Table 2 The context analysis of population policies
From: Contentious population policy-making and its consequences: a health policy analysis
Subcategories | Categories | Theme |
|---|---|---|
-Instability of political context -Legitimacy crisis of Governmental policies -Conspiracy beliefs about birth control policies -Political-regional population volatility crisis -Weak governance in providing social welfare | Governance inefficacy in establishing a sustainable economic and political context | The intricate and turbulent context of policy-making |
-Overlooking citizenship rights and autonomy by policymakers -Dependence of government's legitimacy on safeguarding human rights -Unavoidable responsibilities of the government to preserve ethics in policymaking | Non-considering citizenship rights and ethics in all policies | |
-Lack of attention to Cultural barriers in population policy -Lack of enough attention to women's Societal identity in PPs -Negligence of the cultural transition of the society | Socio-cultural transformation in Iran's Society | |
-Reciprocal effect of economic status and population growth rate -Long term economic crisis in Iran -Different childbearing pattern of socio-economic classes | Significant role of economic context in population growth rate | |
-Multifaceted nature of population growth -Ideological approach to population size by politicians | Tunnel vision approach to PPs |