"After all, it worked so well for the Chinese..."

                Depending on your point of view. It certainly put them in the driver's seat as far as emerging economies go.


    "I agree with you that over-population is a key problem in many parts of the world - but not in the Balkans."

                Actually, if you throw in human migration, overpopulation is a key problem any place on the planet. If you want to consider global warming, you might even have to include Greenland.