POLS 2401 Chapter 3: Section 1
10 Jan 2019
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P = (+) births ( ) deaths (+) in-migration ( ) out-migration. On the global level, the world"s population grows as the result of the relative balance between births and deaths. Seeking routes to sustainable development advocate a cessation of population growth. Simply balancing the components of the population equation to yield zero change in population size during a period of time. One in which constant patterns of childbearing interact with constant mortality and migration to yield zero population change. Rapid population growth occurred on a global scale during the second half of the twentieth century. Despite these large additions to the world"s population, the rate of population growth is decreasing. Population growth is fueled by levels of fertility, mortality, and net migration. Thomas malthus, who published an essay on the principle of population in 1798 (malthus. 1826), which was significantly expanded over several popular editions.
