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Questions
1) Although the benefits of declining fertility are many, there are consequences as well. Elaborate
2) What do you mean by integral humanism? Discuss the relevance of integral humanism in modern times?
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Perfect! Not much to add here. Perhaps can mention xenophobic tendencies as population of migrants rise, happening in some countries in EU.
Right! will add that point. Thanku for the review.
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Good answer! Structure is good, content can be improved a bit. Do mention impact on women education/LFPR. Also highlight economic impact of aged population like higher expenditure due to social security requirement etc. Country’s healthcare systems need to adjusted (e.g., India’s health system is focused more on reproductive and child healthcare, will have to shift to elderly care). Country becomes dependent upon migrants as workforce declines.
Thank you for the suggestions
Good answer! Some points mentioned in the benefits seem debatable e.g.,
how does reduced TFR result in reduced per capita expenditure? Is there any study that has proved this. If there is, please mention it or elaborate the assertion.
Again point of low inflation is bit unclear, the article mentions inflation can increase instead due to lower availability of labour and consequently higher wages.
Points related to concerns are relevant, and very insightful.
Overall good answer! Please do share if any info on Pt. 2.
Thank you for the review. Point 2 means to say that if the population is less, the consequent spending by the government will be less. Say for example, there is a scheme to provide Rs 1000 to all BPL people, if the number of such people are not very high (because there is no overpopulation), the government would be allocating less funds for this scheme in comparison to what it would have if the number of BPL people will be overpopulated, this is the background of the assertion. Please correct me if you feel I have made a mistake.
Okay, makes sense to an extent, but this is possible if low TFR is achieved at a lower population level. In case of India, population will be stabilized at ~1.5 billion or so, so this assertion is not universally applicable. Maybe You can add an explanatory line for this point.
Thank you, I will keep that in mind.
Good answer! More points could have been added in both benefits and concerns, e.g., low labour force can result in economic stagnation as happened in Japan, it will result in higher wages and higher costs of products, dependence on migrants etc. Mention impact on women in benefits. Also You can use more keywords e.g., reduced population pressure on resources etc.
Good answer! More points could have been added in both benefits and concerns, e.g., low labour force can result in economic stagnation as happened in Japan, it will result in higher wages and higher costs of products, dependence on migrants etc. Mention impact on women in benefits. Also You can use more keywords e.g., reduced population pressure on resources etc.
Good answer! You can also mention impact on women education/LFPR with reduced TFR. Also lower fertility reduces workforce with time, so point 3 under benefits need to be rephrased.
Similarly pt 3 under concerns, competition in work decrease in growth can be rephrased. Competition is considered good as it leads to innovation/rise in efficiency etc.
You can quote actual examples like case of Japan, declining population, declining demand and economy.
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