What are the general stages of the demographic transition according to Knox within the core-periphery framework? How does this impact the geography of economics?

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The demographic transition is defined as the transition from a high mortality rate along with a high birth rate situation to a low death and birth rate situation. The accuracy of this transition is the topic of discussion as some argued that only Northern countries were concerned and most of the Third World countries have different patterns. Knox strongly opposes this point of view and he states that demographic patterns mainly depend on economic development.

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[...] Nevertheless, there are a few countries very touched by economic crisis such as Eastern European nations which reached the last level of the demographic transition showing once more that the obvious link between demographics and geographic economics is not always accurate. This map[7] shows very well that demographics and economic geography are linked but not as closely as usually asserted. Indeed, the nations where the fertility rate is the lowest are also the most developed generally speaking in spite of the many exceptions that have been emphasized throughout my answer. [...]

[...] What are the general stages of the demographic transition according to Knox within the core-periphery framework? How does this impact the geography of economics? The demographic transition as defined by demographers is the transition from a high mortality rate along with a high birth rate situation to a low death and birth rate situation. The accuracy of this transition is the topic of much discussion as some argued that only Northern countries were concerned and most of the Third World countries possess different patterns. [...]

[...] Clearly put, the periphery tends to join the core in terms of demographics without catching it up with regards to economy. Bibliography Knox, P., Agnew, J., (1994). The Geography of the World Economy. London: Arnold Publishers Bergaglio, M. Fertility Rates, Retrieved March Website: http://www.globalgeografia.com/world/fertility_rate.gif Institut National des Etudes Demographiques, Retrived March Website: http://www.ined.fr/population-en-chiffres/monde/index.html Abbasi-Shavazi, M. Recent Changes and the Future of Fertility in Iran Retrieved, March Website: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/completingfertility/2RevisedAB BASIpaper.PDF http://www.ined.fr/population-en-chiffres/monde/index.html Knox, P., Agnew, J., (1994). The Geography of the World Economy. [...]

[...] Indeed, social and cultural practices take time to change and when they do, one can say that modernity took roots. This first intermediate stage is for example visible in Saudi Arabia where mortality rate is very low per 1000) as opposed to the birth rate (30 per 1000)[3]. Saudi Arabia is a recently modernized country in terms of economics but is still suffering from third world country issues such as population increase. The second intermediate stage is not significantly different because it only describes a stabilization of both rates. [...]