Population and Security: How Demographic Change Can Lead to Violent Conflict
Author(s)
Goldstone, Jack A.
Abstract
As we cross into the new century, the world seems finally to have turned the corner on population growth. A combination of increased education for women, national and international support for policies of population planning and the spread of economic development and accompanying movement along the demographic transition frontier have led to falling population growth rates around the world. Whether among the behemoths–China and India–or among the smaller but rapidly growing nations–such as Saudi Arabia, Kenya and Malawi–population growth rates have dropped dramatically in the last decade.
