You are a consultant for a developing country that is not yet in phase IV of demographic transition. In your own words, complete the following: Define demographic transition. Describe the 4 phases of...

Running head: DEVELOPED vs. DEVELOPING NATIONS & DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEVELOPED vs. DEVELOPING NATIONS
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DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
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Developed vs. Developing Nations & Demographic Transition
Introduction
As a consequence of modernization of the world, there might be identified a radical
change in our life style. Due to such transformation, there could also be observed altered pattern
of population growth. To understand it clearly, we need to focus on the concept of demographic
transition which is “a model that tries to explain the mechanism followed by countries in their
transformation from having high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates in the course
of development or while their conversion from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic
system”. There might be monitored four phases related with demographic transition that depend
on a number of factors including literacy rate, and health-care services. This article deals with
these phases of demographic transition and addresses the key factors that influence such phases.
Further, it tries to propose a strategy which might prove to be valuable for developing countries
in their journey towards sustainable development (Birdsall et al., 2001).
Phases of Demographic transition
Phase one of a demographic transition model is also known as; „pre-industrial/pre-
modern stage‟ in which there might be recognized high and approximately equal birth as well as
death rates. Because of such equality, the size of population does not increase rapidly in this
phase. Phase two (urbanizing/industrializing) of demographic transition is renowned as;
„mortality transition stage‟ since; in this phase, because of improvement in; food supply,
sanitation, and health of population (including infants) etc factors, reduction in fatality rate can
be detected. Thus; this phase can lead towards increment in population size. In fact, the
termination point of phase two and initiation point of phase three might be characterized by
highest net growth rate means; Birth rate- Death rate.
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Fig. 1: Four stages of the Demographic transition
Further, demographic transition phase three might be called „mature-industrial...