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Poland's birthrate on the decline [480]
third, fourth, fifth kid will statistically have lower outcomes, if other factors are kept static.
But, is that true? In most true market economies, education is accessible to any who wish to avail themselves of it by way of public subsidy or taking on debt.
Granted, cost of an education (not to mention extra-curricular and other things ) has increased dramatically and has an economic impact (on the student who assumes the debt ), but that is independent of family size.
I wonder if the real cause for a decline in births in the developed world is radical materialism and pursuit of luxury. In other words, a sort of radical self-absorption.
these things are hard to discount.
And, most importantly, those things typically mean economic growth.
rather be a Japan, than a Nigeria or Brazil. Not so sure if I would prefer to be Japan over India or China, however.
Yep!
India is one of those countries that shows just how important those other factors are, ie political stability and governmental policies. They have immense potential that has to be realized. It's going to be interesting to see how their renaissance of hindu nationalism plays out for them economically as well as geopolitically.
