Beth Middleton <bmiddleton@PLANT.SIU.EDU> writes:
>Colinvaux's take on this is that humans fill different economic
>niches, much like plant and animal populations. The wealthy niche is
rather small,
>but consumptive. Necessarily, wealthier people have fewer children,
>because there is a smaller economic niche for them to fill.
What does that mean, "smaller economic niche"? Wealthier people have
more economic resources. I'm confused.
-- Anne
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