Икономически теории за населението

Abstract

Economic theories of the relationship between population and economic prosperity vary across the full spectrum of possible opinions. Since the productivity of world output is directly related to the population it is essential that proper balance is maintained between human population numbers and the natural world. There should be also a balance between the benefits to a society of a desired demographic outcome and the costs to the society of achieving it. A too rapidly growing or declining population would obviously involve many severe problems, so measures ought to be taken to prevent it.