ABSTRACT
In 1995 US Agency for International Development (USAID) published a report called "Honduras Today and Tomorrow." The two principle arguments used to sway developing world leaders in favour of population control programs, namely, that population control leads to economic growth and social stability. Population growth has been said to hinder economic development because it increases consumption, reduces savings, and diminishes the stock of land and other capital per capita. Ansley J. Coale - Edgar M. Hoover model— the first real economic-demographic model for Less Developed Countries (LDCs)— virtually demanded birth control programs as the price of progress. Most economists will agree that "economic development is the best contraceptive." Coercive population control programs aside, the other factors leading to reduced fertility are closely related to economic development, namely, urbanization, industrialization, and female participation in the work force. While population control programs have little effect on social stability, they clearly encourage tyranny.
