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To: Noel de Leon who wrote (65482)	1/12/2003 1:30:14 AM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (2) of 281500

The main problem with the developing world is population growth, conveniently discounted by Lomborg. Is it? Is it, really the main problem? I have no position at all on Lomberg and his foes but I'd ask, if in South America, or in many countries in East Asia and South Asia if population growth is the major problem. So many of these countries have been extremely badly run and many have had civil wars. Civil war usually means citizens will suffer great hardship as systems of all kinds, national and local, break down. Some very densely populated countries don't have citizens suffering enormous hardship, despite few resources. Other countries with great resources have many citizens suffering hardship. I don't know if anyone can provide much in the way of reliable figures but I should think in some African countries the problem is loss of population. In any case, I seem to remember reading not long ago that world population growth is plateauing. nature.com This doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't argue that there be fewer of us. But if you look at (eg) Nigeria, its pretty clear they need decent government before they need birth control.

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