A Contribution to the Analysis of Population Reproduction

Autor se u ovom tekstu kritički odnosi prema našoj demografiji, njenoj (neorganiziranosti, nedostatku kadrova, ali i odnosu društva (nedostatku društvenog interesa) prema demografskim istraživanjima, a rezultat toga jest da se zanemaruju utvrditi osnovne pretpostavke društvenog planiranja i da nedostaje vizija budućeg razvoja. Za potrebe razgovora o nužnosti fundamentalnih i primijenjenih demografskih istraživanja, autor nastoji što sažetije iznijeti one demografske teme i probleme koji su u nas ili neistraženi ili nedovoljno istraženi i obrazlaže neopkodnost njihova sustavnoga i interdisciplinarnog proučavanja. Najznačajniji argument što ga autor ističe jest sve naglašenije sužavanje reprodukcijske osnove stanovništva i marginalizacija procesa "proizvodnje ljudi".This is a critical review of Yugoslav demography, its (lack of) organization and personnel, and also of the attitude of society (lack of social interest) towards demographic research. Because of all this, the basic preconditions for social planning and a vision of future development have not been established. For the needs of discussion on the necessity of fundamental and applied demographic research, as a speaker at the Round Table on that subject, the author tried to present concisely the demographic subjects and problems that are either insufficiently researched or not researched at all in Yugoslavia, and explain the necessity of their systematic and interdisciplinary study. The most important argument that the author emphasizes is the increasingly pronounced decrease of the population reproduction foundation and the marginalization of human »production« processes