Advantage: More formal employment, giving more stability to the population, More younger people arrive in the cities to earn a living and work in large companies. Coca-Cola employed 25,000 people directly in 2015, With more FDI, there is more investment in to education for the population. Coca Cola has a scheme called "Support My School" where over 600 schools have been re-vitalised, Women have more access to education and work as gender inequality is reduced, With more money in the economy, there is more investment in to infrastructure (like roads and electricity) which benefits the companies and the local people, Disadvantage: Bihar has a rising average age as people move away to Maharashtra and other core areas, Some groups benefit more than others - especially in India where the Caste System still exists, Rural populations have limited access to technology, so rely on older, more traditional technology to earn money, Some companies only offer limited number of well-paid industrial jobs, so newcomers to the cities are formed in to the informal sector, With people unable to earn enough in the informal sector, they are forced in to poor living conditions in Chawls and slums, like Dharavi in Mumbai, The wealth gap increases as the richer population make money from TNC FDI, and the poorer population are taken advantage of. Some companies like GAP and Primark have been accused of this in the past., Economic growth leads to greater car ownership, increasing the pollution in the urban core areas. Tata is aiming to produce a 250,000 cars per year. This has huge implication for peoples' health.,

Impacts of economic growth on the population

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