A Critical Analysis Of The Impact Of Population Growth On The Nigerian Economy

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.THE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The consequences of population growth on the economic development of less developed countries are not the same because the condition prevailing in these countries are quite different from those of developed economy. Therefore the body of literature on population growth in Nigeria has always emphasized either the negative or the positive effect. Therefore in every discussion, it is conventional to start with a definition of terms used in such discussion. However, population can be seen by a demographer as a change in the size of the popul…