Education. When people know reproduction is not the only goal in life then people will actually start to weigh pros and cons before making the decision to have kids.
I’m not sure if it’s specifically knowing weather or not reproduction is the only goal in life but I do agree it’s an education issue. I’m arguing that It’s not about being poor it’s about education.
In undeveloped (overexploited) countries, children are a promise of a better future for poor families. Also in those countries the capitalist concept of nuclear family is not as entrenched, so you have the support of the whole community in rising children.
I mean it is a no brainer that if people are given a significant break from work (not just maternity/paternity leave for a few months or even a couple of years), and have the ability for there parents to help look after there children people would be more inclined to have kids.
What about developing socialist nations? Since there isn’t the same level of exploitation are there birth rates lower?
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it’s 2.08 in Venezuela, 1.45 in cuba, 1.91 in vietnam, 2.24 in laos. So can confirm socialist countries have a much more moderate birth rate when compared to the rest of the developing world, as well as a higher birth rate compared to most of the developed world.
Hot take: if this is the case why do developing nations have significantly higher birth rates than developed ones?
It could be a combination of factors, one of them being religiosity and lack of access to birth control.
Education. When people know reproduction is not the only goal in life then people will actually start to weigh pros and cons before making the decision to have kids.
I’m not sure if it’s specifically knowing weather or not reproduction is the only goal in life but I do agree it’s an education issue. I’m arguing that It’s not about being poor it’s about education.
In undeveloped (overexploited) countries, children are a promise of a better future for poor families. Also in those countries the capitalist concept of nuclear family is not as entrenched, so you have the support of the whole community in rising children.
That is a good point.
I mean it is a no brainer that if people are given a significant break from work (not just maternity/paternity leave for a few months or even a couple of years), and have the ability for there parents to help look after there children people would be more inclined to have kids.
What about developing socialist nations? Since there isn’t the same level of exploitation are there birth rates lower?
Edit: it’s 2.08 in Venezuela, 1.45 in cuba, 1.91 in vietnam, 2.24 in laos. So can confirm socialist countries have a much more moderate birth rate when compared to the rest of the developing world, as well as a higher birth rate compared to most of the developed world.