Economics

The article entitled Falling Fertility talks about the decline in the population growth of the world together with its corresponding effects in the development of the society. The discussion of the article used the Malthusian Theory as a basis in order to introduce its antithesis of the declining population growth. Nevertheless, the article also give due emphasis to the Malthuss heirs in explaining that the decline in the population is just synonymous to the slow growth, which still means that the population is still growing and once it reached its peak the natural resources of the world would be depleted. In connection to this, the article also answers the research question of whether the decline in population growth will solve environmental problems. Furthermore, if developing countries will continue to pattern their growth according to the practices of the West then environmental problems like climate change would further worsen.

According to Thomas Malthus, the population growth would outstrip the worlds food supply. However, the phenomenon of industrialization has greatly changed the population growth of developed countries because fertility fell sharply, especially in Europe and America. In the same manner, developing countries also have declining fertility rate, which is observable in Brazil, Indonesia, and event some parts of India. As a result, the fertility of half of the world is equal to 2.1 or less, which is regarded as a stable population and is referred to as the replacement rate of fertility. The decline in the growth of the population is seen as a boon because it entails greater security for billions of people and also a means for economic growth. On the other hand, according to the supporters of the Malthusian Theory, there are already too many people on the earths fragile ecosystem. As such, the decline in the fertility rate might be alleviating the lives of poor people but it is not saving the earth.

In relation to this, an article entitled G-7 Global Markets, Global Warming discusses the efforts of various countries in addressing climate change. Despite the fact that each country has their own perspective when it comes to the issue, they were able to agree on one thing and that is the vital role of using clean technology towards development. This is also similar with the previous article because it also states that in order to address the environmental damage of the world, people should shift towards a cleaner growth.