population pressures has definitely a direct effect on economic development. high population growth rates means more young dependents subsisting on a relatively small working population. in a micro situation, this means, every worker has many children to raise. this includes cost of education and medical care. for its part, a greater part of government budget must then also include more on social services like education and health.
if there were less dependents, there would then be more for other expenditures like better housing and secure tenure. government may be able to concentrate more on economic services like employment generation, housing, livelihood programs, etc.
this is one reason why i support the idea of having small families, planned households, informed choice. this will free up some of our meager incomes to more productive activities. meaning, if we are able to halve our expenses on education and health care, we may be able to buy our own home lot, and eventually improve our houses, and probably invest on income generating ventures.
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