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1 online resource (xxvi, 425 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 529
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; 529.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-403) and index. |
| Contents |
Man's march to 'the summit' / Kenneth Boulding -- pt. I. Beginnings -- Quick facts -- Introduction -- 1. Framing the debate -- Population, resources, and environment : a survey of the debate / Ann F. Wolfgram, Maria Sophia Aguirre -- An essay on the principle of population / Thomas Malthus -- Marx and Engels on Malthus / Ronald L. Meek -- Too many people / Paul R. Ehrlich -- Conclusion / Julian Simon -- The population challenge / Lester R. Brown, Gary Gardner, Brian Halweil -- Population, resources and the quest to 'stabilize human population' : myths and realities / Nicholas Eberstadt / Ronald Bailey -- 2. Ethical divide -- The contribution of ethics / J. Philip Wogaman -- Human choices / Joel E. Cohen -- Living on a Lifeboat / Garrett Hardin -- Ultimately, what are your values? / Julian Simon. |
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pt. II. Population and natural resources -- Quick facts -- Introduction -- 3. Water -- Governments failing to protect societies from spreading water scarcity / Worldwatch Institute -- Priming the invisible pump / Terry L. Anderson, Pamela S. Snyder -- Snapshot : desalination -- Cities look to sea for fresh water / John Ritter -- 4. Pollution -- Population and atmosphere / Paul Harrison, Fred Pearce -- Take a deep breath ... air quality is getting better / Bjørn Lomborg -- Snapshot : global warming -- Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change / United Nations Population Fund -- The scientific case against the global climate treaty / S. Fred Singer -- 5. Food -- Feeding nine billion / Lester R. Brown -- Food security and world trade prospects / D. Gale Johnson -- 6. Land -- Concern for land / Anthony Young -- Are we losing ground? / Julian Simon -- Snapshot : forests -- Changing demands on the world's forests : meeting environmental and institutional challenges / Roger A. Sedjo -- 7. Energy -- The case for renewables / Worldwatch Institute -- Energy in the twenty-first century / Dave Gorak. |
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pt. III. Population and quality of life -- Quick facts -- Introduction -- 8. Fertility -- The contemporary population challenge / John C. Caldwell -- The population explosion is over / Ben Wattenberg -- Snapshot : aging -- Grey dawn : the global aging crisis / Peter G. Peterson -- 9. Mortality and disease -- Disease / Richard H. Robbins -- The population implosion (Death makes a comeback) / Nicholas Eberstadt -- Snapshot : AIDS -- HIV/AIDS pandemic spreads further / Radhika Sarin -- 10. Immigration -- Migration washes over ambivalent America / Alvin Powell -- Muddles masses / Stuart Anderson -- Snapshot : migration -- Global shifts in population / RAND -- 11. War and violence -- The transformation of security / Michael Renner -- The security dynamics of demographic factors / Brian Nichiporuk -- Snapshot : conflict -- Violent conflicts continue to decline / Michael Renner. |
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pt. IV. Population and prosperity -- Quick facts -- Introduction -- Population and economic growth : theory / Richard Easterlin -- 12. Prosperity by design -- Women and fertility -- Population control and women's health : balancing the scales / Adrienne Germain, Jane Ordway -- Snapshot : China -- White paper on family planning in China 1995 and White paper on family planning in China 2000 / The Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China -- Education -- Overall impact of education on population dynamics / United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization -- Snapshot : education -- Is mass schooling essential for fertility decline to begin? / Population Council -- Poverty -- Demographic dimensions of poverty / United Nations Population Fund -- Snapshot : hunger -- Grim facts on global poverty / Jeff Madrick -- 13. Prosperity laissez faire style -- Institutions -- Population growth, economic freedom, and the rule of law / Seth Norton -- Technology -- Population size and technological development / Ester Boserup -- Snapshot : technology -- Technology and economic growth in the information age / W. Michael Cox, Richard Alm -- Globalization -- Trade openness, sound policies, and prosperity / James Gwartney, Robert Lawson -- Snapshot : trade -- When globalization suffers, the poor take the heat / Gary S. Becker. |
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pt. V. Who decides -- Quick facts -- Introduction -- 14. The spectrum -- Whose choice? / Robert Whalen -- The failure of leadership / Lindsey Grant -- Population policy : will current programs succeed? / Kingsley Davis -- There is no global population problem : can humanists escape the 'Catch-22' of population control? / Garrett Hardin -- Population growth : disaster or blessing? / Lord Peter T. Bauer -- Trust the parents / Robert Whalen. |
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pt. VI. Predictions -- Quick facts -- Introduction -- 15. Forecasts -- Projection methods : the hazy crystal ball / Joel E. Cohen -- Beyond six billion : forecasting the world's population (Executive summary and Introduction) / John Bongaarts, Rodolfo A. Bulatao -- Snapshot : prediction -- Forecast sees halt to population growth by end of century / John Roach -- 16. A shift in thinking -- A further word on the new, calmer thinking / Karl Zinsmeister -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Appendix A.A brief history of population -- Appendix B. Population timeline -- Appendix C. Population vocabulary. |
| Summary |
Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, this insightful overview offers a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives on the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on the impact of population trends on the United States. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Overpopulation.
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Overpopulation. |
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Population.
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Population. |
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Quality of life.
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Quality of life. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Huggins, Laura E., 1976-
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Skandera, Hanna, 1973-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Population puzzle. Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, ©2004 (DLC) 2004004532 (OCoLC)54503848 |
| ISBN |
9780817945381 (electronic book) |
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0817945385 (electronic book) |
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9780817945336 (electronic book) |
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0817945334 (electronic book) |
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0817945326 (alkaline paper) |
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9780817945329 (alkaline paper) |
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1306204623 |
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9781306204620 |
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