In most countries, the marriage and child birth rate in the cities is low. This is due to the high cost and stress of city life. These countries have a rural sector where the cost of living is low and where most people married at a young age and raise many children.
These countries with a rural sector have an overall fertility rate that is higher than countries with a high urban population.
If Singapore wishes to increase our reproduction rate, we need to build a "rural sector" where some families can afford to marry at a younger age and raise a family. But it is not possible to have a real rural sector in Singapore due to our small land area and the high cost of housing.
We can create a pseudo rural sector which allows some families to marry at a younger age and raise a family.
How can this be done?
These countries with a rural sector have an overall fertility rate that is higher than countries with a high urban population.
If Singapore wishes to increase our reproduction rate, we need to build a "rural sector" where some families can afford to marry at a younger age and raise a family. But it is not possible to have a real rural sector in Singapore due to our small land area and the high cost of housing.
We can create a pseudo rural sector which allows some families to marry at a younger age and raise a family.
How can this be done?
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