Snowballing movement. Legislators are now active advocates regarding population and development.

PIP: Newly industrializing economies (NIEs) in East Asia have demonstrated that the population programs were part of their economic success, such as in Thailand and Indonesia where family planning (FP) was made a way of life. The population growth in the Philippines has put pressure on the environment by migration to uplands where slash-and-burn agriculture adds to deforestation. The Global Committee of Parliamentarians of Population and Development headquartered in New York serves as a liaison for 56 legislative groups sponsoring meetings and seminars. In October 1981 the Asian Conference on Parliamentarians on Population and Development was held in Beijing with the participation of legislators from 19 countries. It set up the Asian Forum for Parliamentarians on Population and Development to contribute and promote activities that facilitate population and development, and to improve the living standards and welfare of people in Asia. The Secretariat is located in Bangkok, Thailand. In October 1987 in Beijing and in October 1990 follow-up regional conferences were organized. The latter was attended by 21 Asian parliamentarians who endorsed the stabilization of population growth to achieve a 1% growth rate for Asia by 2000. The Philippine population numbered 63.9 million in mid-1992 with an annual growth rate of 2.3%. The Philippine House of Representatives started an inquiry about the disturbing demographic trends with implications on economic growth. In 1987 a movement commenced that hosted the Philippine Parliamentarians Conference on Human Survival, Population and Development (PARLCON '88) in Manila. It focused on sustainable development, the conditions of women and children, the environment, and the promotion of FP which was adopted by the House and involved a major segment of legislators.^ieng

Popcom brass report on China: simplicity, IEC methods impress no. 2 official.

PIP: In the People's Republic of China, the national family planning goals of deferred marriage, increased birth intervals, and smaller family size are communicated to the citizens of the country primarily through small group activities, and conformity to these goals is achieved by bringing peer and community pressure to bear on the individual. The State Council and the Office of Family Planning formulate national population policy which is then implemented by the Ministry of Health. Ministry officials organize local family planning committees in schools, factories, villages, and other institutions. These local committees are charged with the responsibility of motivating their co-workers, neighbors, and colleagues toward compliance with national goals. Women are expected to discuss their own family planning goals with their assigned committee and each committee must submit a plan for their group designating the number of births that will occur in the future, who will give birth, and when these births will occur. In the schools, sex education is not given until the secondary level and at that time a member from each class is selected and made responsible for the family planning education of his fellow classmates. This grass-roots approach to family planning is unique and may have applicability in other developing countries.^ieng