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Thailand
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Population And Settlement Population control in a LEDC
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Olivia Brooklyn
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Thailand
Economic change
40 years of rapid change
NIC - Newly Industrialised Country
Despite economic growth, 42% of people still work in farming, many as subsistence farmers
Population change
Population increase has been brought under control
1970 population was increasing at one of the fastest rates of any country
Birth rate of 37 and death rate of only 10
In under 4 decades dropped, birth rate dropped by 15% per 1000 and death rate has fallen slightly
Cause of change
Birth rate dropped because of country's economic growth and more people are living in the cities, especially in Bangkok
Success of government
Introducing family planning methods
Encouraging the use of condoms
Cabbages And Condoms
Thai business man running national campaign to help make the use of condoms acceptable to everyone
Set up a chain of restaurants called 'Cabbages And Condoms'
Condoms given away free after every meal
In Thailand even talking talking about contraception was not acceptable in the past, these ideas are being broken down in order to control population
Stopping HIV / AIDS infection
Using condoms is key to fight the spread of HIV / AIDS
Infection is common because of the sex industry in Thailand
Government made it illegal for anyone working in the sex industry to do so without using a condom
Estimated 1/2 million people already infected in Thailand
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