Main Points:
- We all have widely differing opinions about population.
- People blame population growth as a cause of poverty and environmental degredation.
- Others say that the elements of this casual chain is that poverty is the cause rather than the consequence of increasing population
- Economists do not regard poverty, population growth and local environment as interconnected.
- Investigators studied relations between these ingredients.
- Collected research shows that none of the three elements directly causes the other two. Each actually influences, and is in turn influenced by the others.
- New perspective has significant implications for policies aimed at improving life for some of the world's most impoverished inhabitants.
- In contrast with the new perspective, with its focus on local experience, popular tracts on the environment and population growth usually taken a global view.
- They emphasized the deleterious effects that a large population would have on our planet.
- This draws attention away from economic misery endemic today.
- Disaster is occurring even now.
- In developing countries, decisions on whether to have a child and on how to share education, food, work, health care and local resources are in large measure made within small entities such as households.
- It makes sense to study the link between poverty, population growth and the environment.
- Households assume various guises in different parts of the world.
- Those who enjoy the greatest power within a family can be identified by the way the household's resources are divided.
- Sharing of resources within a household is often unequal even when differences in needs are taken into account.
- Inequities prevail over fertility choices also.
- Men wield more influence, even though women typically bear the greater cost.
- The number of live babies a woman could have is she survived her childbearing years is called the total fertility rate, which is between 6 and 8 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Each successful birth involves a year and a half of pregnancy and breast-feeding.
Author Point's:
This article talks about the reasoning behind why a family would want to limit the number of children in their household or have a big number of children in their household. One reason for limiting procreation is the high cost of the woman. The woman with a lifespan of 50 years is said to have babies in their womb and breast-feeding them occurs half of her lifetime. The other reason is maternal mortality and the risk of death for childbirth. Another reason for having lots of children is because of the lack of resources. The lack of resources influences the mother to procreate to have the children help get the resources.
This article talks about the reasoning behind why a family would want to limit the number of children in their household or have a big number of children in their household. One reason for limiting procreation is the high cost of the woman. The woman with a lifespan of 50 years is said to have babies in their womb and breast-feeding them occurs half of her lifetime. The other reason is maternal mortality and the risk of death for childbirth. Another reason for having lots of children is because of the lack of resources. The lack of resources influences the mother to procreate to have the children help get the resources.
My Thoughts:
This article showed some interesting fact of why many people would want to have a lot of kids and might choice the least amount of children possible. Also, after reading this article I learned that many people would want a higher number amount of kids because of the lack of resources that are around their area. Secondly, I also learned that many families would want to limit their number of children because they want to have a great way of accessing the resource. Furthermore, I think that this article can relate to the families thinking about the consequences of procreation.
This article showed some interesting fact of why many people would want to have a lot of kids and might choice the least amount of children possible. Also, after reading this article I learned that many people would want a higher number amount of kids because of the lack of resources that are around their area. Secondly, I also learned that many families would want to limit their number of children because they want to have a great way of accessing the resource. Furthermore, I think that this article can relate to the families thinking about the consequences of procreation.
So what?
The costs and availability of resources can affect the number of offsprings.
What if...?
Amount of offspring was limited by the governments and Do you think there be a higher death rate?
Says who?
Elinor Ostrom, Robert W. Fogel
What does this remind me of?
Competition and a GAME!
The costs and availability of resources can affect the number of offsprings.
What if...?
Amount of offspring was limited by the governments and Do you think there be a higher death rate?
Says who?
Elinor Ostrom, Robert W. Fogel
What does this remind me of?
Competition and a GAME!
