After reading this article you will learn about the view of Enke on population. The name of Stephen Enke is associated with the Tempo model. Tempo is a General Electric Company which is based in Washington D.C., U.S.A. Enke was an economist working in the study centre of this Tempo Company. Enke considered population control as an essential factor for [...]
This article throws light upon the nine major disadvantages of population growth. Some of the disadvantages are: 1. Pressure of Population on Land 2. Low Per Capita Income 3. Low Per Capita Availability of Essential Articles 4. Burden of Unproductive Consumers 5. Increase in Unemployment 6. Low Quality of Life 7. Environmental Degradation and Others. Disadvantage # 1. Pressure of [...]
Working Population in India! Table 1 shows that out of a total population of 837 million in 1991, the working population in India was 37.64 per cent. Out of the total working population of 314.9 million, 90.6 per cent (285.4 million) were main workers and 9.4 per cent (29.5 million) were marginal workers. Of the total workers (314.9 million), 79.2 [...]