What is the global problem of contemporary world economic growth?

Global issues of contemporary world economic growth;

First, the population economy. The population problem has become an increasingly serious global problem. It not only aggravates the problems of environment and resources, but also brings serious social problems, which are intertwined with the problems of resources and environment, and have a great impact on the sustainable security and sustainable development of the world. The population problem is mainly manifested in two major issues. One is the rapid population growth, and the other is the aging population. The world's population aged 60 or above exceeds 500 million, accounting for nearly 8% of the world's total population. The pressure of the huge elderly group on the demand for old-age care, medical care and social services is also increasing, and "getting old before getting rich" poses an unprecedented severe challenge.

Second, environmental and economic issues. Environmental problems mainly include environmental pollution and ecological destruction. At present, mankind is mainly faced with ten global environmental problems: global warming, depletion and destruction of ozone layer, acid rain spread, biodiversity reduction, sharp decline of forests, land desertification, air pollution, water pollution, marine pollution and transboundary movement of hazardous wastes. Affected by climate change, extreme weather disasters occur frequently all over the world, causing great losses to the economy and people's lives and property of the countries concerned. Climate change has caused the sea level to rise continuously, and the survival and development of some small island countries are directly threatened. Climate change may also lead to social unrest and even international conflicts by affecting the supply and redistribution of strategic resources such as food and water resources.

Third, resources and economic issues. The problem of global resources has become increasingly prominent. Due to the excessive consumption of human beings, the types of life on the earth have decreased by 35% in the past 30 years, of which freshwater organisms have decreased by 54%; The species of marine life has decreased by 35%; Tree species decrease 15%. At present, the utilization rate of natural resources exceeds 20% of its renewable capacity. If the government does not intervene, the overall living standard of mankind will decline after 2030. The main manifestations of resource problems are: the world's forests are seriously declining. According to Greenpeace's estimation, in the past 100 years, 80% of the original forests in the world were destroyed; The problem of soil degradation is not optimistic, which leads to the decrease of cultivated land per capita in the world. According to the statistics of the United Nations, the per capita arable land in the world decreased by about half from 65438 to 0975 to 2000. The problem of water resources is becoming more and more serious. Water shortage and water pollution have become one of the most serious and significant resource and environmental problems in the contemporary world, and also one of the most severe challenges facing mankind in the future. When the United Nations released the 20 15 World Water Development Report, it was pointed out that from the current trend, by 2030, the "global water shortage" faced by all parts of the world, that is, the gap between water demand and supply may be as high as 40%.

Fourth, financial issues. Financial shock is the most likely reason for the slowdown of the human development index. In the period of high international capital flow, it seems that more countries are affected by the banking crisis. The increasingly serious and frequent financial crisis has made the world miserable. These financial crises can quickly spread to other economic fields and lead to a chaotic global economic situation, affecting people's lives and undermining social stability. The recent crisis caused the global unemployed population to increase by nearly 30 million from 2007 to 2009. It is estimated that the current unemployed population still far exceeds the pre-crisis level. Economic shocks may bring long-term adverse consequences, especially when they trigger a vicious circle of low human development and conflict.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) food security. World food security is facing more and more non-traditional challenges and increasingly complex situations. Extreme weather, grain production of biofuels, international hot money speculation and related countries' hoarding and purchasing are all important factors leading to food shortage and international food price increase. After the global economic crisis in 2008, the sharp rise in food prices and economic recession slowed down the pace of eliminating world hunger. According to the report issued by FAO, during the period of 20 1 1 ~ 20 13, about 842 million people, that is, one eighth of the world's population, did not get the basic food needed to maintain a healthy life for a long time. At the same time, the fluctuation of food prices is increasingly threatening food security and human development. Due to more and more frequent extreme weather events, financialization of agricultural products market and exchange rate fluctuations, food prices may be more unstable in the future. The recent trend of food prices shows that the future will be dominated by big food countries, not big weapons countries.

Immigrants and economic problems. With the flow of goods, services and investments around the world, people have also crossed national borders in record numbers. Due to the explosive population growth in developing countries and the aging population in developed countries, a large number of immigrants from developing countries flock to western countries such as Europe and the United States. According to the United Nations Human Development Report 20 14, international migrants account for more than 3% of the global population. In addition, frequent regional conflicts and natural disasters have led to a sharp increase in the number of refugees. With the increase of the number of immigrants (refugees), ethnic conflicts and the increase of labor market pressure in urban areas of immigrant (refugee) receiving countries frequently occur, which leads to the strengthening of immigration restrictions in some countries. In view of the measures taken by developed countries to limit the inflow of immigrants (refugees), the phenomenon of illegal immigration has emerged one after another, causing tension in foreign relations and humanitarian condemnation of the countries concerned.

Seven. Poverty. In 104 developing China countries, the average daily income of1200 million people does not exceed 1.25 USD. According to the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), it is estimated that there are 65.438+0.5 billion multidimensional poor people in 965.438+0 developing countries. Multidimensional poverty index was first put forward in 20 10 Human Development Report, which is used to measure the deprivation suffered by three dimensions of human development index (health, education and living standard). According to this index, 2.2 billion people in the world live in multidimensional poverty or quasi-poverty. Therefore, poverty reduction should remain the core and primary position of future development goals.