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In this book, Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas illustrates how a thorough understanding of the population growth can affect the market economy of a country in a positive way giving importance to the human capital.
The historical trends, empirical findings, and policy updates are discussed in detail in the essays compiled in this book. The most convincing argument that supports the thesis of the book, i.e. that population growth is a poitive factor in attaining sustainable human development, is found in the foreword to the book, which is adopted from an article written by Mr. Roberto de Ocampo, former Finance Secretary of the Philippines and multi-awarded finance official in Asia. Thanks to the continuing growth of the Philippines population, Filipinos are in more than 100 countries all over the world, contributing much-needed foreign echange and purchasing power to the Philippine economy and fostering the human and spiritual development of the most diverse of peoples and cultures on this planet.
Positive Dimensions of Population Growth by Bernardo M. Villegas, Ph.D
7/5/2011
The Center for Research and Communication University of Asia and the Pacific presents the POSITIVE DIMENSIONS OF POPULATION GROWTH by Bernardo M. Villegas, Ph.D which was launched last July 1, 2011 at 6:00 PM at the Forum, 4th Level Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street For copy orders, please contact Girlie Caedo at 637-0912 loc. 350 or 634-5874 or email us at CRC@uap.edu.ph.