This was published at www.news.softpedia.com at January 4th,2008 and was written by Stefan Anitei. This is a summary and the title is above.
The peak of the recent demographic boom is experienced by the poor countries, exactly those less prepared for facing overpopulation. In the next 50 years, demographic growth will exist only in developing countries.
Rapid population growth impedes economic development, due to the high cost of a large number of children that do not contribuite to the economy. Some developing countries oppose to birth control, considering it a type of western neo-colonialism. This is the case of catholic Latin America, where abortion and birth control are rejected for religious reasons, while many muslims prefer large families and many African cultures see in high natality a survival of the ancestors` spirits.
The experience of the developed countries shows that once parents realize their children has higher survival chances, they opt for fewer children, allowing a better care, education and higher life standards. Education makes women see kids raising just a stage in their lives, not the main purpose of their lives. Thus, birth control is connected to economic factor, social protection and woman`s emancipation.
