Assignment: Some governments say how many children a family can have in their country. As they control the number of children someone has through taxes. It is sometimes right for the government to control the population this way. Do you agree or disagree? Charging for Better According to science‚ humans have evolved‚ and throughout history we see evidence of how these social animals have habituated to different situations. As things got discovered and inventions were made‚ they grew civilized
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Johnson‚ D.G. “Population‚ Food‚ and Knowledge.” American Economic Review 90 (2000): 1-14. When judging the current state of the world‚ one can examine many different aspects. Some such aspects include people‚ agriculture‚ and advancement of knowledge. These areas can help one better understand where the world has been‚ where it is currently at‚ and where it will be in the future. This kind of study is necessary so as to ensure that the future of the world will be positive‚ and not deteriorate
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it. The issues I am speaking of is the problem of overpopulation. This is a developing crisis and it has plagued most of the world. An area is considered overpopulated if "its population can’t be maintained without rapidly depleting nonrenewable resources and without destroying the environment which supports the population."(Brown‚Gardner‚Halweil‚ Beyond Malthus‚19). The problems that arise due to overpopulation could lead to a fatal epidemic that could wipe out the whole human race. So the question
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China ’s Future Population and Development Challenges Author(s): Jianfa Shen Source: The Geographical Journal‚ Vol. 164‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1998)‚ pp. 32-40 Published by: The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3060543 . Accessed: 02/10/2013 20:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a
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Nepal Population Report 2011 Nepal Population Report 2011 Published by: Government of Nepal Minstry of Health and Population Population Division Ramshahpath‚ Kathmandu‚ Nepal Tel No.: 01- 4262987 600 pcs Website: www.mohp.gov.np/population Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population Population Division Ramshahpath‚ Kathmandu‚ Nepal Nepal Population Report 2011 - 1 Printed by: Saugat Printing Press Anamnagar‚ Kathmandu. Phone: 4233474 2 - Nepal Population
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POPULATION GROWTH The absence of virtually any reliable current demographic data has not prevented national and international bodies from generating estimates and projections of population and population growth in Nigeria. The World Bank estimate of Nigeria’s 1990 population was 119 million‚ with an estimated annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. Although other sources differed on the exact figure‚ virtually all sources agreed that the annual rate of population growth in the country had increased from
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there was an exponentially rise in population going from 2.5 billion to 6.1 billion in just 50 years‚ from then on it was clear that population control would be on the forefront of government agenda’s worldwide. Population has a direct impact on the economy‚ providing services and the usage of scare resources. Governments therefore attempt to control population numbers. There are contrasting strategies depending on whether the country wishes to increase its population size or whether to limit it. With
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China’s Large Population With the rapid development of science and technology‚ population and development have further become important issues‚ which are the general subjects of international community. By the end of 2008‚ China has reached a population of almost 1.35billion (excluding the population of Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan Province)‚ accounting for about 21% of the world’s population. China has the largest and one of the densest population in the world
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Is immigration the solution to population ageing ? Population ageing took place‚ without any exception‚ in all industrialized countries all along the XXth century. Initially it was not a problem for European societies because it had a positive effect on economic growth. Today‚ Eurostat estimates that the over 64 population is very likely to rise from 15% to 22% y 2025 and this will cause a shrink of the working-age population of over 50 million people by 2050 and even if this process will
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you would probably be surprised that the population of Hong Kong is currently ageing at a moderate pace. According to statistics‚ when the new born babies start to become older persons‚ the population will age at a relatively fast pace in Hong Kong in the middle of next decade. An ageing population will have an impact on the labour force as the number of people in working ages will grow slower than the overall population growth. In fact‚ the ageing population not only has impact on the labour force
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