[Studying Marx's discussion on the position and role of population in social and economic development].

Publisher: Chung-kuo jen min ta hsüeh ch'u pan she Country of Publication: China NLM ID: 9426170 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1000-6087 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10006087 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Renkou Yanjiu

Original Publication: [Peking] : Chung-kuo jen min ta hsüeh ch'u pan she,

Economics* ; Efficiency* ; Political Systems* ; Politics* ; Population* ; Population Dynamics* ; Population Growth* ; Social Planning* ; Socialism* ; Socioeconomic Factors*; Demography ; Social Sciences

Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 014660. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00134519.
Keywords: Demographic Factors; Demography; Development Planning*; Economic Development*; Economic Factors; Macroeconomic Factors*; Political Factors*; Political Systems*; Population*; Population Dynamics; Population Growth*; Population Theory*; Productivity*; Social Sciences; Socialism*; Socioeconomic Factors*
Note: TJ: RENKOU YANJIU
Local Abstract: [PIP] According to Marx and Engels, population is the premise for material life. The difference between man and animal is that man, in order to exist, must have a means of subsistence; thus, his 1st historical activity is to produce these means while at the same time reproduce himself. The function and position of population is to serve as the basis and primary force for all social productive activities. Population further serves as the basis for its own material production. All human relationships and functions, regardless of form or situation, influence material production. Actually, population itself is a kind of productive force as well as consuming force. Population produces material goods which ultimately are used by the population. Hence population is the unification of production and consumption. That is, population's activities consist of production and consumption. According to Marx, accumulated capital regulates population development; at the same time, population development influences the accumulation of capital. Population growth must be the basis for the realization of accumulated capital. In addition, population structure influences the accumulation of capital. Within a single nation, the larger the laboring class, the more prosperous is the country. Among countries, however, this principle is not necessarily so. Marx also believed that raising production rates is the basic way to increase accumulated capital. And, a necessary condition for raising production rates is to raise the quality of population.

Date Created: 19830329 Date Completed: 19841217 Latest Revision: 20061115

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