Adolescents in the family and the development process
An argument that has been advanced in support of higher population growth is that it is desirable in order to stimulate economic development. It is further argued that large populations are essential in order to provide needed consumer demand, to generate favorable economies of scale in production, lower production costs, and provide a sufficient and low-cost labour supply necessary to achieve higher output levels. A large and youthful population has also often been seen as providing military and political power. The economics of population could also be viewed from the cost-benefit perspective. Most people are both consumers and producers in their life times. They bring about costs to the national and micro (household) economies, but also contribute to the benefits of these economies. The benefits and costs can be envisioned from the phases of the family life cycle. At the infancy and childhood stages, the individual is mainly a consumer of health, educational, food, clothing, shelter and other services and thus an insignificant producer. During the second stage, working life, the individual's productivity is greater than this wages, and the profit thus accrued goes to the employer. During this stage, the individual also marries and has children. He pays taxes. The third phase is retirement, during which the productivity of the individual gradually decreases and ultimately becomes insignificant.
| Format: | Reports biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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1992-10
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10855/14171 |
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