In six pages this paper discusses the UK and Sri Lanka in a discussion of population growth in different countries with a democratic transition model being a major focus. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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various stages of development. The world is generally spoken about in terms of the first world, the second world which had been the communist nations, and the third world which
are the smaller nations that were not in either the first or second worlds. They were seen as economies in transition and many of these third world nations still exist.
A fourth world is even added to the paradigm but rarely discussed. In any event, when speaking of the structure of third world nations and how they are sometimes stuck
in the early stages of the demographic transition model, there are many factors that can help to explain the phenomenon. In embarking on such a discussion, and in light
of the nations of Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom, one sees a great disparity. It is said that the population structure of Sri Lanka is only in stage 2
of the demographic transition model and the United Kingdom is in stage 4. Some have suggested that Sri Lanka is in, or at least approaching, stage 3. In either event,
the disparity between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom is clear. Botswana is only at stage 1 and that is another example of stifled growth, but is it really? Many
questions need to be addressed. However, in order to understand the problems that the countries in question face, it is important to understand exactly what a demographic transition model is
and how it is utilized. The demographic transition model tries to explain the transformation of nations from having high birth and death rates to lower ones ("The Demographic," 1998).
In developed nations, such a transition began during the eighteenth century and continues to this day, but less developed countries began the transition later and continue to be trapped in