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By Suzanne York. It is commonly accepted by the ‘powers that be’ that continued population growth is a great thing and declining population growth is terrible. This assumption permeates the global economy mentality, where constant growth of people and markets is the mantra. And if population growth is on a downward course, that is cause
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Tags: birthrates, China, declining population growth, population aging, South Korea, total fertility rate, women's rights
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By Suzanne York. What is the role of government when it comes to having babies? Should the goal be to empower women or promote economic growth? The government of Ethiopia announced earlier this week that it will try to lower its total fertility rate to 2.6 by the year 2020 from the current rate of
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Tags: economic growth, Ethiopia, Population Growth, total fertility rate, Turkey, Women's empowerment