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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Issue on populationn growth on economic development

Talking about population growth and socio-economic development, basically there will be two impacts of population control for socio-economic development. Probably I need to review my thesis written last year and redefine their relation. First, to refer to theory of Malthus, demographic growth is always, while natural resource are the same, so that there will be deficit if we do not control population; but Julian Simon says human being are the most important resource for economic growth because larger populations generate more new ideas and greater dement for goods and services; while, Gary Becker says in agricultural counties, Malthus theory is right, in industrial countries, population is positively correlated with economic development. Second, Let me share my finding in my thesis, there is two aspects of population control. Positive aspects: 1. Personal development: improved living standard, empowered women, gender equality almost attained without discrimination, alleviating the burden of support for large family expenditures, more leisure time to rear the children and enjoy life. 2. Family development: enrichment of maintenance, increased human investment. 3. Social development: population development, promoting the social productive forces, enhance overall national strength. Negative aspects: 1. Personal crisis: loneliness, human rights violation, high rate of divorce, inner-insecurity, Moral defects of the child, incompetence of children. 2. Family crisis: family structure transition decreased reproductive function, limited interpersonal relationship within the family, weakened filial function, heaviest burden of one child in the future. 3. Social crisis: vanishing youth, gender imbalance, aging. Based on my studies, I cannot absolutely say family planning either right or wrong in any state, but in my view, population growth is real roadblock for economic development in underdeveloped country and developing country, so my suggestion is how we properly solve the problem of population is to formulate rational family planning policy according to the situation of different nation.

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