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Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum.

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.

By improving health, empowering women, population growth comes down.

People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less for everyone else. But once we realize the importance of ideas in the economy, people become brain - they innovate, creating more for everyone else.

Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy.

When inequality gets too extreme, then it becomes useless for growth, and it can even become bad because it tends to lead to high perpetuation of inequality over time and low mobility.

People have been convinced that growth for growth's sake is a good thing.

The human overpopulation issue is the topic I see as the most vital to solve if our children and grandchildren are to have a good quality of life.

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.

In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to say, on humanity.