The Population Problem as Economic Disarticulation.

Yapa, Lakshman S.

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Population Problem as Economic Disarticulation.

Yapa, Lakshman S.

Journal of Geography, v84 n6 p242-47 Nov-Dec 1985

Overpopulation exists when people lack the basic means of subsistence, or when there is massive and permanent unemployment. Population problems of developing countries are examined, and causes of high rates of fertility are discussed. The utilization of productive resources in solving population problems is also examined. (RM)

Descriptors: Birth Rate, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Higher Education, Human Geography, Overpopulation, Population Growth, Population Trends, Resource Materials, Technology, Unemployment

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