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That rule, to reproduce until you reach a limiting factor (food, money, whatever) applied until the introduction of birth control. Today, we see that in places
by a-priori 17y ago
That rule, to reproduce until you reach a limiting factor (food, money, whatever) applied until the introduction of birth control. Today, we see that in places with good access to birth control people end up being quite conservative about reproducing, trending to replacement rates or lower.
- jdminhbg 17y agoActually, that change took place well before the introduction of reliable birth control. See "A Farewell To Alms" for an account of the transition from resource-limited birth rates to the modern world: http://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Alms-Economic-History-Princeton/dp/0691141282 http://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Alms-Economic-History-Princet...