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Re:Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. by lobotryas on Sunday August 12, 2012 @04:42PM (#4373595)
Thought provoking answer!

I'm not OP, but I always wondered: how do nations coming out of poverty (with high birth rates as part of life or tradition) culturally transition to a nation where low birth rates are the norm?

The scenario I'm thinking of is a nation that beats poverty and improves standard of living, but falls back into it because the population refuses to adapt and decrease the number of births.

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Re:Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. by genwin on Sunday August 12, 2012 @11:55PM (#4374531)
I think it would be almost impossible for their culture to change. One way might be for the first world to pay monthly stipends to families that have no more than 2 kids. Then taper it off over many decades.
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