What I find appalling is the reality economists actually covet population growth as an imperative. Below is a Wiki article which covers the basics.
The demographic-economic paradox (click here) is the inverse correlation found between wealth and fertility within and between nations. The higher the degree of education and GDP per capita of a human population, subpopulation or social stratum, the fewer children are born in any industrialized country. In a 1974 UN population conference in Bucharest, Karan Singh, a former minister of population in India, illustrated this trend by stating "Development is the best contraceptive."...
The demographic-economic paradox (click here) is the inverse correlation found between wealth and fertility within and between nations. The higher the degree of education and GDP per capita of a human population, subpopulation or social stratum, the fewer children are born in any industrialized country. In a 1974 UN population conference in Bucharest, Karan Singh, a former minister of population in India, illustrated this trend by stating "Development is the best contraceptive."...
| Church service attendance | Number of offspring |
| never | 1.67 |
| only on holidays | 1.78 |
| once per month | 2.01 |
| once per week | 2.23 |
| more frequently | 2.5 |
For the longest time I was being studied for my ability to be manipulated for economic benefit for Wall Street while I thought it was a free market system where either a product had demand or not. Go figure.
The "World Value Survey." Amazing. A survey to attempt to assess the value of the world.
The "World Value Survey." Amazing. A survey to attempt to assess the value of the world.
