tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952506.post2560079097625916302..comments2023-10-30T11:04:56.461-04:00Comments on Musings: Population growth in South AsiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952506.post-22594895995524286892008-12-11T01:42:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:42:00.000-05:00I don't want to comment on your strategy, except t...I don't want to comment on your strategy, except to say that I disagree.<BR/><BR/>I recommend this gapminder graph: http://graphs.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=t;ly=2003;lb=f;il=t;fs=11;al=30;stl=t;st=t;nsl=t;se=t$wst;tts=C$ts;sp=6;ti=2007$zpv;v=1$inc_x;mmid=XCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj1jiMAkmq1iMg;by=ind$inc_y;mmid=YCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj0TAlJeCEzcGQ;by=ind$inc_s;uniValue=8.21;iid=phAwcNAVuyj0XOoBL%5Fn5tAQ;by=ind$inc_c;uniValue=255;gid=CATID0;by=grp$map_x;scale=log;dataMin=199;dataMax=42642$map_y;scale=lin;dataMin=0.842;dataMax=8.7$map_s;sma=49;smi=2.65$cd;bd=0$inds=i18_l001950b6aK;i44_p001950acbi;i170_t001950,,,,;i101_t001950,,,,;i150_t001950,,,, though, which shows the total fertility vs. per capita income. Notice that Bangladesh is following essentially the same trajectory as China, only 25 years behind. India, which started out richer, is taking a slower path to the more or less magic 2.something fertility rate, while Pakistan, initially richest of all has been slowest to follow that trajectory. I also put up Morocco and China for comparison.<BR/><BR/>All those countries are overpopulated, but all seem to be slowing population growth fast enough that increasing productivity can hope to keep up.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.com