17th Commentary - Population Issues
This commentary is on the question:"It has been said that taken as a whole, the problem with world population, usually manifested in the shortage of resources is not due to population growth as such but to inequitable distribution of wealth and resources. What are your views?"
It is true that unequal distribution has led to problems amongst the people in many places; Some people are extremely rich, while others are terribly impoverished. To solve such a problem is definitely not simple, as the issue is closely linked with many other problems, including rapid population growth. It is not the most important of the issues affecting the problems of world population either. Poverty in some of the poorer African or Asian nations are usually due to the combination of these factors. In these poor countries, standards of living are very low, and basic facilities and necessities are often scarce. In addition to this, the rate of population increase is also usually very high. With these two conditions, the people would surely face a shortage of resources. If the wealthier people used the resources they had to help these poor people, the situation may be improved. However, it would be very difficult, as a huge sum of money would be required. Furthermore, if the poor do not take such an opportunity given to them, the provided resources would only be a short term solution - the problem of poverty itself would still remain unsolved in the long run.
As we know, countries like the US, Australia, and some members of the European Union are wealthy because they are developed countries, with relatively more stable governments and economies. Due to such stability, resources are used better, with most of the people being at least marginally wealthy. In some of the developing countries, the situation could be much more chaotic, as people fight for what little things they have.
In a way, equality in resource distribution is something that the communist ideology strives to achieve. However, such an aim is extremely difficult to reach, due to the many obstacles present. Human greed is an inbuilt trait, and that would be the greatest obstacle to achieving greater equality in resource distribution. Anyone who does any work would want to receive benefits from it. Business would want to make profits and keep it for themselves. Because of such issues, we can see that no communist country has truly succeeded in achieving their goals as yet. Thus if communism is so difficult to achieve, it is thus as difficult to achieve greater equality in resource distribution and resolving the worlds population problem.
There are, of course other problems in the world population as well. In recent years the issue of an aging population has been cropping up frequently, in many areas of the Earth. This is just one of many other problems that countries face, other that the issue of uneven distribution of resources.
It is true that unequal distribution has led to problems amongst the people in many places; Some people are extremely rich, while others are terribly impoverished. To solve such a problem is definitely not simple, as the issue is closely linked with many other problems, including rapid population growth. It is not the most important of the issues affecting the problems of world population either. Poverty in some of the poorer African or Asian nations are usually due to the combination of these factors. In these poor countries, standards of living are very low, and basic facilities and necessities are often scarce. In addition to this, the rate of population increase is also usually very high. With these two conditions, the people would surely face a shortage of resources. If the wealthier people used the resources they had to help these poor people, the situation may be improved. However, it would be very difficult, as a huge sum of money would be required. Furthermore, if the poor do not take such an opportunity given to them, the provided resources would only be a short term solution - the problem of poverty itself would still remain unsolved in the long run.
As we know, countries like the US, Australia, and some members of the European Union are wealthy because they are developed countries, with relatively more stable governments and economies. Due to such stability, resources are used better, with most of the people being at least marginally wealthy. In some of the developing countries, the situation could be much more chaotic, as people fight for what little things they have.
In a way, equality in resource distribution is something that the communist ideology strives to achieve. However, such an aim is extremely difficult to reach, due to the many obstacles present. Human greed is an inbuilt trait, and that would be the greatest obstacle to achieving greater equality in resource distribution. Anyone who does any work would want to receive benefits from it. Business would want to make profits and keep it for themselves. Because of such issues, we can see that no communist country has truly succeeded in achieving their goals as yet. Thus if communism is so difficult to achieve, it is thus as difficult to achieve greater equality in resource distribution and resolving the worlds population problem.
There are, of course other problems in the world population as well. In recent years the issue of an aging population has been cropping up frequently, in many areas of the Earth. This is just one of many other problems that countries face, other that the issue of uneven distribution of resources.
posted by Raylen at 12:24 AM
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