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POPULATION TRAP [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
  • Economic Planning
  • Social Problems
DEF

A situation where no increase in living standards is possible because the population is growing so fast that all available savings are needed to maintain the existing capital-labour ratio.

CONT

Canada is caught in a "population trap" for the first time in modern history and needs to limit immigration to escape it ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
  • Planification économique
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

Situation dans laquelle aucune augmentation du niveau de vie n'est possible, parce que la population croît si rapidement que toute l'épargne disponible est nécessaire pour maintenir le ratio capital/travail existant.

Spanish

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