The mainstream economists and business interests ringing that alarm are preoccupied by GDP figures and profit, not human wellbeing. Costa Rica exemplifies the benefits of enabling women to choose smaller families. Following a progressive, non-coercive family planning programme promoting small families, the birth rate has fallen to fewer than two children per woman on average. Robin MaynardDirector, Population MattersI was reading Laura Spinney’s article about declining birth rates, thinking that her arguments made sense. But I disagree with the assumption that more people need to work for longer.

Source: The Guardian July 11, 2021 15:43 UTC