01578cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011518 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616352936 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, March 1969. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1969. 1 online resource (76 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes economic implications of high rates of population growth in the world. The paper highlights that today, the world population is growing at a rate that is 30 times as high as the average rate of growth between the first century A.D. and 1650. In less developed countries, this rate is 40 times as high. In discussing the advantages that economic development derives when human fertility is reduced, the paper shows that while some commonly held beliefs about these are correct, others are out of touch with modern expert thinking. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0006/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0006/001/022.0006.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library