Open AccessMeasuring the Effects of Population Control on Economic Development: A Case Study of Pakistan
Author(s) -
Edgar M. Hoover,
Mark Perlman
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v6i4pp.545-566
Subject(s) - economics , population , fertility , per capita , context (archaeology) , total fertility rate , consumption (sociology) , per capita income , population control , developing country , economic growth , government (linguistics) , development economics , demographic economics , family planning , geography , research methodology , demography , social science , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
The terms of reference of this report are to indicate the"impact of alternative foreseeable population trends upon economicdevelopment prospects and assistance needs of less developed countries".In it we consider the effects of varying the rate of natural increase ofpopulation on a "less developed" country's efforts to improve itsgeneral economic well being. Pakistan, for the period 1965-85, is thespecific case examined. In the context of Pakistan's developmentconstraints and plans, we have attempted to measure what difference itwould make in prospects for progress if mortality and/or fertility rateswere changed. The demographic contingencies to be considered include i)a progressive reduction of mortality through improved environmental,medical, and nutritional conditions; and if) a progressive reduction infertility through government sponsored family-planning efforts. Thereare obviously many aspects of the development process that depend uponhow population is growing. We have focussed on evaluating the populationimpact in terms of selected characteristics of the national economyincluding aggregate and per capita income, savings, and consumption, thecomposition of output and employment by major productive sectors, andthe degree of de¬pendence on import of capital.