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China had a literal one child policy to combat exponential growth in population. India incentivised small families. Population grows exponentially and it is al
by jelliclesfarm 4y ago
China had a literal one child policy to combat exponential growth in population. India incentivised small families.
Population grows exponentially and it is also a function of time. I don’t think we should look at it in decades but rather as through lenses that capture time in centuries.
- bzbarsky 4y ago> China had a literal one child policy The operative word being "had". It hasn't had one in a while. > Population grows exponentially It really depends. It does if you assume TFR is a constant, but it tends to not be constant. > I don’t think we should look at it in decades but rather as through lenses that capture time in centuries. In the "centuries" timeframe, technological change (much reduced infant mortality, availability of contraception, career opportunities, etc) pretty much dominates the TFR situation.