Case Study: Thailand

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% of people who are farmers
42% (of which many are subsistence farmers)
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Birth rate/1000 in 1970
37
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Birth rate/1000 in 2006
15
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Economic growth of Thailand meant that...
...fewer children are necessary to support parents when they get older
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Urbanisation increase meant that...
...people living in cities didn't need as many children to support their parents.
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Family planning example govt. offered:
condoms, the govt. promoted condoms in many ways
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Few examples of condom promotion:
"Cops and Rubbers", "Cabbages and condoms" -- chain of restaurants, in Hotels (especially by alcohol), in Taxis.
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Projected population of Thailand in 2025
70 million (in 2008 it was 65 million)
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