Population Growth and Economic Development

POPULATIONGROWTHANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENT--Inwhatwayisthedemographictransitionacrucialcomponentofwhatismeantby“development”?WHATIS“DEMOGRAPHICTRANSITION”?TheDemographicTransitionisamodelthatdescribespopulationchangeovertime.OURPOINT:Thedemographictransitionmodelexplainsthatpopulationgrowthaffectseconomychangingfromrapiddevelopmenttrendtosteadydevelopment.Source:UNPopulationDivision(1995):WorldPopulationProspects,1950-2050.Chart:G.K.Heilig,1996,IIASA-LUCInformation|Description=en:progressofGDPinChinaduring1952-2005|Source=enWikipedia|Date=|Author=2008-04-27|PROBLEMSScarceresourcesEducationalbackwardnessDestructionoftheenvironmentAndsoon…NEWPROBLEMSWorkforce:supplyshortageConsumption:demandshortageAndthelike…DECAYthematernitywards,maternitydoctorsandnurses,childcarehospitals,nurseries,kindergartens,primaryschoolsandevenuniversities,educatedpopulation,traininginstitutions,employmentinstitutions,andsoon.REFERENCESDyson,T.“Apartialtheoryofworlddevelopment:Theneglectedroleofthedemographictransitionintheshapingofmodemsociety.”InternationalJournalofPopulationGeography7.2(2001):70Lanny.“BabyBoom.”2009.Web.April132010.“AmericaIsOldAftertheBabyBoom.”LifeStyle.2009:6.Web.April132010.QiHe.“BabyBoomandChineseEconomy:1962~1980BornGeneration.”WangKeQiKan.2006:28.Print.“TheLatestUnitedNationReport:ChinaisWorldFirstinUrbanizationRate.”FaZhiWanBao.2010.Web.April132010.GreatLeapForward,