Population problem in third world.

Since numerous variables influence this growth rate a holistic approach to the problem is mandatory. Fertility rates in developing countries remain high not as a result of irrational behavior on the part of the people living in these countries but as a result of their rational response to high infant mortality rates. Fertility rates will remain high unless the educational health and social environment in which these families live is improved. Economic development and population growth are intimately related. Development reduces the death rate resulting in increased population growth which in turn reduces per capita income. In the developed nations economic development occurred along with the development of new technologies and the reduction in mortality; therefore population growth created an effective demand which further stimulated economic development. In developing countries the situation is different. Reduced mortality the introduction of labor saving technology and the high consumption aspirations derived from contact with capitalistic countries have preceded economic development. Given the highly complex nature of the population problem efforts must be made on many fronts including: 1) family planning promotion; 2) improvements in education health and social conditions for high fertility populations; 3) enhancement of worker skills; 4) rapid progress in technology; 5) greater capital accumulation and 5) economic reorganization.