Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.
People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.
Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy.
We are a heterogeneous society. We have to accept that. Growth has to be such that the most backward sections also benefit from it. Otherwise, it will be a very imbalanced growth.
Ultimately, stable growth will ensure that urban and rural incomes increase and people's lives improve.
With the rather stable ratio of labor force to total population, a high rate of increase in per capita product means a high rate of increase in product per worker; and, with average hours of work declining, it means still higher growth rates in product per man-hour.
Sometimes, we use the term 'growth' as a number and sometimes as an abstraction, but the underlying implication is always that, if the country grows at a certain rate, at the end there will be a pot of gold for everyone.
Well, I think lower taxes and less regulation would actually promote growth.
The good news is world population growth rate decreases systematically and is expected to reach zero by 2050, thanks to urbanisation and women's education.
People have been convinced that growth for growth's sake is a good thing.