There is, more often than not, a relationship between a country's development level and its population growth rate.

In general, less developed countries tend to have higher population growth rates. This is often due to a combination of factors, including higher fertility rates, lower access to family planning resources, and lower levels of education, particularly for women, among other factors. Additionally, in some less developed countries, there may be cultural or religious beliefs that encourage large families. Rural populations in subsistence agriculture also tend to have lots of children, to perform child labor on the fields and hence no education at all!

On the other hand, more developed countries usually have lower population growth rates. This is often due to lower fertility rates, which can be attributed to a variety of factors, including higher levels of education, particularly for women, greater access to family planning resources, and different cultural norms around family size. Additionally, more developed countries often have higher standards of living and higher life expectancies, which can also impact population growth rates.

It's important to note that this is a general trend and there can be exceptions. There are also many other factors that can influence a country's population growth rate, including its economic policies, immigration policies, and public health initiatives. In terms of uncontrolled population growth, this can pose significant challenges for any country, regardless of its development level. Rapid, uncontrolled population growth can strain a country's resources, infrastructure, and environment, and can make it more difficult to achieve sustainable development.

Addressing uncontrolled population growth often involves a combination of strategies, including improving access to education and family planning resources, promoting gender equality, and implementing economic and social policies that support sustainable development.

Frank, good day. Thank you for commenting.

Can you please read the question carefully, if is about whether the independency assumption explains the origins of the over population problem.

As you said, there was no over population problem and then there was if markets and populations dynamics are independent of each other, how do you go from no population problem to over population problem, that why the question is:

Does the market and population dynamics independency assumption used by development practitioners explains the origin of the over population problem?

If you think, the assumption explains it, why you think so?

If you think, the assumption does not explain it, why do you think so?

That is the nature of the question, what do you think?

Respectfully yours;

Lucio