The increasing wealth of nations is accompanied by a fall in fertility, so that in many developed (and developing) nations, fertility rates have dropped below the replacement value of about 2.1 births per woman.
When Adam Smith wrote in 1776, his goal was to
increase the wealth of nations.
Not exact matches
This produces industrial jobs and
increases the total
wealth and productive capacity
of the
nation.
As the
wealth of nations increases and exposure to toxins and infectious agents drops, aging will become the cause
of most disease, debility, and death.