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I am an admirer of Ayn Rand's philosophy. Moreover, Julian Simon has shown empirically that while progress, such as the growth of cities, brings problems, human ingenuity invariably solves them and leaves us better off than before the problems emerged. Indeed, in 1800 the world could barely support a billion people. Today 6 billion live longer, healthier, and more prosperous lives than ever before. And its getting better in most places. The developing world, with some exceptions, has been catching up at a dramatic rate.

A good deal of entrepreneurial freedom, however, is a precondition for this process to work. Institutions matter a lot.

The fertility rate has been falling in the developing world since the 1960s. But so has the death rate, which is why population continues to grow. But it is stabilizing and will not hit what used to be the UN's top projections.

Can you refer me to some reading on subjects youi've written about here?

Sheldon