Humanities and Social Sciences

This lecture from Yale on population growth is part of a course on global problems of population growth. It covers China’s one-child policy, patterns of fertility reduction and economic growth in Asia, Ireland, and sub-Saharan Africa. Pair it with these readings: Bermingham, John. “Poor Countries Have Many Problems: Economic Development Is not an Easy Job.” The Tanzania Times (March 1997), pp. 5-14. Weeks, John R. Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues, chapter 12. Bloom, David and David Canning. “How Demographic Change Can Bolster Economic Performance in Developing Countries.” World Economics, Vol. 4, no. 4 (2003), pp. 1-13. Higgins, Matthew and Jeffrey Williamson. “Age Structure Dynamics in Asia and Dependence on Foreign Capital.” Population and Development Review, no. 23 (June 1997), pp. 261-293. Birdsall, Nancy and Steven Sinding. Why Population Matters, pp. 6-17.