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Ester Honig, a human interest reporter, sent out a photograph of herself to 40 different photo editors in 25 different countries and gave them a single task -- to make her look beautiful.
Overpopulation and inequitable resource allocation can make resource scarcity even more pronounced, creating a cyclical instability in the society. [10] Conversely, countries with natural resource abundance are impacted in a different way.
The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty or the poverty paradox, is the hypothesis that countries with an abundance of natural resources (such as fossil fuels and certain minerals) have lower economic growth, lower rates of democracy, or poorer development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources. [1]
According to libertarian think tank the Fraser Institute, both the idea of overpopulation and the alleged depletion of resources are myths; most resources are now more abundant than a few decades ago, thanks to technological progress. [230] The institute also questions the sincerity of advocates of population control in poor countries. [230] [231]
By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world population could be under stress conditions. [42] By 2050, more than half of the world's population will live in water-stressed areas, and another billion may lack sufficient water, MIT researchers find.
The abundant resource that have comparative advantage realizes an increase in income, and the scarce resource realizes a decrease in its income regardless of industry. This trade theory concludes that some people will suffer losses from free trade even in the long-term. [9]
India is the world's most populated country, having surpassed China in 2023. [26] [27] Although population growth in India has slowed, the country's population is expected to grow and hit a peak of 1.7 billion people by 2064. [27] India's replacement level fertility rate is 2, as of 2023. [28]
The World Resources Institute lists many of the more populated areas of China as experiencing high (40% - 80% of renewable ground water extracted yearly) or extremely high (>80%) water stress. The WRI has also evaluated a similar portion of the country in the range of 3 to 5 on their overall water risk index, a measurement accounting for a ...