it's absolutely the best way; it works so well that it's causing projected population declines everywhere women are close to parity in education with men.
Turns out, knowledge is power! When people can make informed decisions instead of just doing whatever the person in charge says it’s usually better on the whole
Is there incessant breeding?
Aren't TFR's going down in most regions?
The best thing then would be focusing on the places that lag behind.
In my opinion, the best initial steps would would be increased literacy and scientific temper together with good quality public education and healthcare
Together with properly planned mechanisation n automation this would help most people.
Make life so expensive that having a kid is financially inviable and then carelessly release chemicals into the environment that causes low fertility or sterility.
Write a lot of books aimed at kids explaining the over population of the planet and show the down sides to more people. Brain wash them into believing that having kids is bad.
I have my doubts that would work. We have another propaganda stream, installed since birth, shouting that more babies is great. And this irrational mandate will be rationalized.