Accelerated World Population Growth

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Accelerated World Population Growth
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90 of population growth is happening in Third
World
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Changing Face of Cross Country Immigration

• No more virgin land to occupy
• Reverse colonial population migration
• Migration from Low to Medium, High Income
  Countries
• Employment Based Migration
• ANY MORE LAND?

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Malthus vs Condorcet

• Malthus Population will outgrow food supplies
  (geometric growth vs arithmetic growth)
• Condorcet Reasoned human action will reduce
  population, reduce waste, and maintain food supply

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Paul Ehrlich vs Julian Simon

• Ehrlich Population is outgrowing earths
  sustainable capacity
• Simon Population growth not problem, but
  contributes to economic develop-ment Need for
  Individual Economic Freedom

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Population Other Considerations

• Epidemiological Transition
• Demographic Transition
• Hidden Population Momentum
• Role of TECHNOLOGY
• Role of CULTURE, RELIGION

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Population Problems

• Poverty (Food Problem?) (Famines are fewer,
  though)
• Standard of Living
• Environmental Consequences of Consumption
• Overcrowding

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Population Growth Solutions

• Override (Forced government programs to reduce
  population)
• Collaboration (Voluntary programs and incentive
  based family planning programs)
• Economic Development (higher GNP per capita)
• Social Development (better education, health
  facilities, gender equity)
• Family Planning Programs (sterilization,
  promotion of contraceptive use)