Capitalist Economies, Reproduction, and Poverty: Is there a relationship?
At one point in history, a high birth rate was considered to be an asset or resource for a country. Having a population that was constantly increasing meant protection from one’s enemies and workers to produce agricultural products (Kornblum 2000). Birth control was ineffective or nonexistent, meaning that the endless increase of population was a product of the time rather than a purposeful effort by a country to increase resources. However, as capitalism became a dominant force in global economies, the industrial revolution changed society. For a multitude of reaso