The validity and application of the DTM


	The validity and application of the DTM
	Advantages It is a universal in concept and can be applied to all countries in the world It provides a starting point for the study of demographic change over time Timescales are flexible Easy to understand Enables comparisons to be made demographically between countries	Disadvantages The origional model did not include a fifth stage Its eurocentric and assumes that all countries in the world will follow the European sequence of socioeconomic changes Does not include the role of governments Does not include the impact of migration
	Evaluation There are a number of differences in the way that countries of a less developed and more developed world have undergone population change.

The origional model did not include a fifth stage
Its eurocentric and assumes that all countries in the world will follow the European sequence of socioeconomic changes
Does not include the role of governments
Does not include the impact of migration

There are a number of differences in the way that countries of a less developed and more developed world have undergone population change.

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