Question

Given an example to prove that population is an asset for the economy rather than a liability.

Answer 1

(i) There are some people who regard population as liability rather than an asset. But it is not true; people can be turned into a productive asset if we make investment on them through education, training and medical care.

(ii) Just as land, water, forests, minerals are our precious natural resources, human beings are also a precious resource. Human beings are not only consumers of national assets they can also be creators of national wealth.

(iii) In fact, human resources are superior to other resources like land and capital because they make use of land and capital. Land and capital cannot be useful on their own.

(iv) We can cite example of Japan. The country has invested in human resource, because it did not have any natural resource. The people have made efficient use of other resources like land and capital. Efficiency and technology evolved by people have made Japan a rich and developed country.