Chapter 25 - Models of Economic and Demographic Change

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Disproving the Malthusian Model

  • Assumed that food production could grow only arithmetically.

  • The demographic transition was disproving the assumption that the birth rate would always rise when the standard of living improved

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Ehrlich Model

  • Paul Ehrlich says food production has been able to keep up with population growth because we have been exploiting natural resources, environmental capital, and societies in an unsustainable way

  • He says at some point, we can’t do this anymore and our civilization will collpase

<ul><li><p>Paul Ehrlich says food production has been able to keep up with population growth because we have been exploiting natural resources, environmental capital, and societies in an unsustainable way </p></li><li><p>He says at some point, we can’t do this anymore and our civilization will collpase</p><p></p></li></ul>
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Boserup - Simon Model

  • As population grows, resources become more scarce and prices rise

    • motivate people to innovate, develop new technologies, these innovations become successful

  • The standard of living is rescued by technological change

  • presumes that all relevant resources are marketed

<ul><li><p>As population grows, resources become more scarce and prices rise </p><ul><li><p>motivate people to innovate, develop new technologies, these innovations become successful</p></li></ul></li><li><p>The standard of living is rescued by technological change </p></li><li><p>presumes that all relevant resources are marketed</p><p> </p></li></ul>
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A model based on Indigenous Teachings

  • all beings on land exist in a relationship together

  • Medicine bowl model

  • If the population of the land is too big it will suffer

  • more holistic based understanding

<ul><li><p>all beings on land exist in a relationship together </p></li><li><p>Medicine bowl model </p></li><li><p>If the population of the land is too big it will suffer </p></li><li><p>more holistic based understanding </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Clark Model

  • when population growth leads to food scarcity and rising economic pressures, people who are literate, numerate, hard-working, and thrifty are more likely to adapt

  • Productivity of the economy will get better

  • More productive citizens have more surviving children than other citizens

  • He ignores that innovating activity will not be successful unless society rewards innovation

  • Reminds us that the composition of the population can make a difference in the economy

<ul><li><p>when population growth leads to food scarcity and rising economic pressures, people who are literate, numerate, hard-working, and thrifty are more likely to adapt</p></li><li><p>Productivity of the economy will get better </p></li><li><p>More productive citizens have more surviving children than other citizens </p></li><li><p>He ignores that innovating activity will not be successful unless society rewards innovation</p></li><li><p>Reminds us that the composition of the population can make a difference in the economy</p></li><li><p> </p></li></ul>
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Jacob’s Model

  • Importance of cities for economic development

  • Population growth leads not only to rising prices but also to urbanization, and urbanization leads to innovation and better institutions.

  • Innovation arises natural in densely populated areas

<ul><li><p>Importance of cities for economic development </p></li><li><p><span>Population growth leads not only to rising prices but also to urbanization, and urbanization leads to innovation and better institutions.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Innovation arises natural in densely populated areas </span></p></li></ul>
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Diamond Model

  • Population size may foster innovative growth through diversity, trade, and better institutions

  • Innovations emerge as small populations become larger

  • Large populations have advantages over smaller ones

    • more military might

    • greater diversity of abilities and ideas

<ul><li><p>Population size may foster innovative growth through diversity, trade, and better institutions </p></li><li><p>Innovations emerge as small populations become larger</p></li><li><p>Large populations have advantages over smaller ones </p><ul><li><p>more military might </p></li><li><p>greater diversity of abilities and ideas </p><p> </p></li></ul></li></ul>
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