Philippine Problem: Population Explosion I. INTRODUCTION What makes the population explosion a problem? This splurge of growth alerts politicians and economists because of the reason that human beings need resources in order to survive. Since there are limited resources‚ there would come a point wherein there would be no more resources to sustain life. The Philippines is one of the most densely populated countries in the world‚ with an estimated 99‚900‚177 number of inhabitants as
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A special report on ageing populations June 27th 2009 The Economist June 27th 2009 A special report on ageing populations 1 A slow-burning fuse Also in this section Su er the little children Most of the rich world is short of babies. Page 3 A world of Methuselahs The bene ts‚ and the costs‚ of living longer. Page 4 The silver dollar There is money to be made in the grey market‚ but it takes thought. Page 6 Scrimp and save Pensions will have to become far less generous
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What Is the Problem Of an Ageing Population? Christine Loh August 2005 What is the ‘Problem’ of an Ageing Population? Christine Loh August 2005 Civic Exchange Civic Exchange is a non-profit organisation that helps to improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Room 701‚ Hoseinee House‚ 69 Wyndham Street‚ Central‚ Hong Kong Tel: (+852) 2893 0213 Fax: (+852) 3105 9713 URL: www.civic-exchange.org Disclaimer The views expressed in this report are those
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the population of the world will continue to grow until the government intervenes. The gross increase in population will generally lead to adverse effects on the environment. In the anthology‚ A Forest of Voices‚ an entry titled "Is It Too Late?" by Anthony Weston deals with the history of legislation for the protection of the environment and stories of it’s destruction that are all too real. Seemingly‚ as the population increases‚ so should the level of intelligence for a sample population which
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The Population Growth Rate in India For many years concern has been voiced over the seemingly unchecked rate of population growth in India‚ but the most recent indications are that some success is being achieved in slowing the rate of population growth. The progress which has been achieved to date is still only of a modest nature and should not serve as premature cause for complacency. Moreover‚ a slowing of the rate of population growth is not incompatible with a dangerous population increase
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NEW DELHI: For long Indian population was considered a curse to the nation. But no longer. Experts say that the Indian population which is supposed to overtake China very soon‚ is asset rather than a liability. Government is stepping towards thinking India’s population to be used to illustrate the country’s huge potential‚ both economic and political‚ experts say. With just 2.4 percent of the global landmass housing 16 percent of the global population‚ successive Indian governments have been
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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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Effects of Rapid Population Growth While population growth is at times a beneficial thing for a species‚ there are many factors that define when growth becomes detrimental. When population growth becomes "rapid" there is a great chance that the counter-productive level has been reached. The most accurate index is the balance between population and sustainability. 1. Rapid Growth o Rapid growth is a quick increase in population. The number concerned when calculating the population is the number of
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Some believe that population growth will eventually outstrip world resources‚ is this threat a major concern? On October 31‚ 2011‚ the seven billionth people of the world was born in the Philippines‚ rapid population growth in developing countries‚ the disparity between the rich and the poor‚ inadequate allocation of resources and other issues need our attention again. The Third World is particularly problematic; Robert Malthus (1798:98) believed that grain growth cannot be synchronized with the
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markets that have large populations‚ we need to focus on investing in countries with top populations. After some research it seems that China should be our top pick. According to the Population Bureau in 2005 the Worlds Top Ten largest Countries in Population are China‚ India‚ United States‚ Indonesia‚ Brazil‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh‚ Russia‚ Nigeria‚ and Japan (Population Reference Bureau‚ 2005). These countries are listed in figure 1. In figure 2 you will see the average population growth rate and the
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