population growth and economic development

Chapter one: Population Growth
and Economic Development

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Causes, Consequences, and
Controversies
The Basic Issue: Population Growth
and the Quality of Life

, The Basic Issue: Is Population
Growth Good or Bad?
Outline
1. Argument:
– Population is a serious problem in developing
countries?
2. Theories:
– Demographic transition
– Malthusian model
– Microeconomic theory of fertility
3. Facts:
– Some empirical evidences
4. Policies:
– What can developing countries do?
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, Outline(contd.)

• Trends in population growth
• Definitions and concepts
• The hidden momentum of population
growth
• The demographic transition
• The causes of high fertility in
developing countries
• Effects of Population growth on
economic development: Conflicting
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• Policy options: M.

, The Basic Questions
• Is there a relationship between population
growth and quality of life(QOL)?
• Six major issues:
i) Will developing countries be able to
improve levels of living given their
anticipated population growth?
ii) How will developing countries deal with
the vast increases in their labor forces?
iii) How will higher population growth rates
affect poverty?
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