| Description |
xxvi, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 529 |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; 529
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- List of Figures and Tables: by Part -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Overview -- Poem: "Man's March to the Summit," Population Bulletin by -- Kenneth Boulding. -- Part I: Beginnings -- Quick Facts -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Framing The Debate -- Population, Resources, and Environment, A Survey of -- the Debate by Ann F. Wolfgram and Dr. Maria Sophia -- Aguirre. -- "An Essay on the Principle of Population" (Chapter -- One) by Thomas Malthus. -- "Marx and Engels on Malthus"in Marx and Engels on the -- Population Bomb -- edited by Ronald L. Meek. -- "Too Many People" in The Population Bomb by Paul R. -- Ehrlich. -- "Conclusion," in The Ultimate Resource II by Julian -- Simon. -- "The Population Challenge" in Beyond Malthus: Nineteen -- Dimensions of the Population Problem by Lester R. -- Brown, Gary Gardner, and Brian Halweil. -- "Population, Resources and The Quest to 'Stabilize -- Human Population': Myths and Realities" by Nicholas -- Eberstadt in Global Warming and Other Eco-Myths edited -- by Ronald Bailey. -- Chapter Two: Ethical Divide -- "The Contribution of Ethics" in The Population Crisis -- and Moral Responsibility by J. Philip Wogaman. -- "Human Choices" in How Many People Can the Earth -- Support? by Joel E. Cohen. -- "Living on a Lifeboat" by Garrett Hardin. -- "Ultimately What Are Your Values" in Ultimate Resource -- II by Julian Simon. -- Part II: Population and Natural Resources -- Quick Facts -- Introduction -- Chapter Three: Water -- "Governments Failing to Protect Societies from -- Spreading Water Scarcity" in Last Oasis: Facing Water -- Scarcity by Sandra Postel. -- Priming The Invisible Pump--PERC Policy Series Issue 9 -- by Terry L. Anderson and Pamela S. Snyder. -- Snap Shot: Desalination -- "Cities look to sea for fresh water" USA Today by John -- Ritter. -- Chapter Four: Pollution -- "Population and Atmosphere" in Atlas of Population and -- Environment by Paul Harrison and Fred Pearce. -- "Take a deep breath...air quality is getting better" -- Guardian Unlimited -- by Bjorn Lomborg. -- Snap Shot: Global Warming -- "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change" in -- Footprints and -- Milestones: Population and Environmental Change United -- Nations -- Population Fund. -- "The Scientific Case Against the Global Climate -- Treaty" in Hot Talk Cold -- Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate by S. Fred -- Singer. -- Chapter Five: Food -- "Feeding Nine Billion" in State of The World 1999 by -- Lester R. Brown. -- "Food Security and World Trade Prospects" in American -- Journal of Agricultural Economics by D. Gale Johnson. -- Chapter Six: Land -- "Concern for Land" in Land Resources: Now and For the -- Future by Anthony -- Young. -- "Are We Losing Ground" in The Ultimate Resource II by -- Julian Simon. -- Snap Shot: Forests -- "Changing Demands on the World's Forests: Meeting -- Environmental and -- Institutional Challenges" by Roger Sedjo. -- Chapter Seven: Energy -- "The Case for Renewables" in State of the World 2003 -- Worldwatch Institute. -- "Energy in the Twenty First Century" in Environment -- News by Dave Gorak. -- Part III: Population and Quality of Life -- Quick Facts -- Introduction -- Chapter Eight: Fertility -- "The Contemporary Population Challenge" by John C. -- Caldwell. -- "The Population Explosion is Over" by Ben Wattenberg. -- Snap Shot: Aging -- "Grey Dawn: The Global Aging Crisis" by Peter G. -- Peterson in -- Population and Society edited by Frank Trovato. -- Chapter Nine: Mortality and Disease -- "Disease" in Global Problems and the Culture of -- Capitalism by Richard H. Robbins. -- "The Population Implosion (Death Makes a Comeback)" in Foreign Policy by -- Nicholas Eberstadt. -- Snap Shot: AIDS -- "HIV/AIDS Pandemic Spreads Further" in Vital Signs -- 2003 by Radhika Sarin. -- Chapter Ten: Immigration -- "Migration Washes Over Ambivalent America" in The -- Harvard University Gazette by Alvin Powell. -- "Muddles Masses" in Reason by Stuart Anderson. -- Snap Shot: Migration -- "Global Shifts in Population" RAND. -- Chapter Eleven: War and Violence -- "The Transformation of Security" in Fighting for Survival: Environmental -- Decline, Social Conflict, and the New Age of Insecurity by Michael Renner. -- "Introduction," in The Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors by Brian -- Nichiporuk. -- Snap Shot: Conflict -- "Violent Conflicts Continue to Decline," Vital Signs -- 2003 by Michael Renner. -- Part IV: Population and Prosperity -- Quick Facts -- Introduction -- Chapter Twelve: Prosperity by Design -- Introduction: Chapter 12 and 13 -- "Population and Economic Growth: Theory," in Growth -- Triumphant: The Twenty-First Century in Historical -- Perspective by Richard Easterlin. -- Women and Fertility -- "Population Control and Women's Health" International -- Women's Health Coalition. -- Snapshot: China -- "White Paper on Family Planning in China 1995 and -- 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?--Vol. 5, No. 3, Population Council. -- Poverty -- "Demographic Dimensions of Poverty" United Nations -- Population Fund. -- Snapshot: Hunger -- "Grim Facts on Global Poverty" New York Times by Jeff -- Madrick -- Chapter Thirteen: Prosperity Laissez Faire Style -- Institutions -- Population Growth, Economic Freedom, and the Rule of -- Law--PERC Policy Series Issue 24 by Seth Norton. -- Technology -- "Population Size and Technological Development" in -- Population and Technological Change by Ester Boserup. -- Snapshot: Technology -- Technology and Economic Growth in the Information Age-- -- NCPA Policy -- Backgrounder No. 147 by W. Michael Cox and Richard -- Alm. -- Globalization -- "Trade Openness, Sound Policies, & Prosperity" in -- Fraser Forum by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson. -- Snapshot: Trade -- "When Globalization Suffers, the Poor Take the Heat" -- in Business Week by Gary S. Becker. -- Part V: Who Decides? -- Quick Facts -- Introduction -- Chapter Fourteen: The Spectrum -- "Whose Choice" in Whose Choice: Population -- Controllers' Or Yours? by Robert Whalen. -- "The Failure of Leadership" in Growth of a Finite -- Planet by Lindsey Grant. -- "Population Policy: Will Current Programs Succeed?" in -- Science by Kingsley Davis. -- "There is no Global Population Problem--Can Humanists -- Escape the "Catch 22" of Population Control?" by -- Garrett Hardin. -- "Population Growth: Disaster or Blessing?" in The -- Independent Review, Vol. III, No. 2, by Lord Peter T. -- Bauer. -- "Trust the Parents" in Whose Choice: Population -- Controllers' Or Yours? by Robert Whalen. -- Part VI: Predictions -- Quick Facts -- Introduction -- Chapter Fifteen: Forecasts -- "Projection Methods: The Hazy Crystal Ball" in How -- Many People Can the Earth Support? by Joel E. Cohen. -- "Executive Summary" and "Introduction" in Beyond Six -- Billion: Forecasting the World's Population edited by -- John Bongaarts and Rodolfo A. Bulatao. -- Snapshot: Prediction -- "Forecast Sees Halt to Population Growth by End of -- Century" National Geographic News by John Roach. -- Chapter Sixteen: A Shift in Thinking -- "A Further Word on the New, Calmer Thinking" by Karl -- Zinsmeister in The 9 Lives of Population Control -- edited by Michael Cromartie. -- Conclusion -- Population Bomb--Myth or Reality? -- Appendix -- A Brief History of Population Facing the Future. -- Population Timeline -- Population Vocabulary -- Index -- Permissions Page -- About the Authors -- Figures and Tables: by Part -- Part I -- Figures -- 1.1 World Population -- Tables -- 1.1 World's Largest Countries -- Part II -- Figures -- 2.1 Global Freshwater Resources -- 2.2 The Greenhouse Effect -- 2.3 World Hunger -- 2.4 Changes in Land Use and Population -- 2.5 World Energy Consumption by Energy Source -- 2.6 World Energy Production by Energy Source -- Tables -- 2.1 Costs of Electricity with and without External Costs -- Part III -- Figures -- 3.1 Estimated and Projected Total Fertility for the World -- 3.2 Fertility Rates at or Below Replacement Level -- 3.3 Expectation of Life at Birth -- 3.4 Estimates of Cumulative HIV Infections Worldwide -- 3.5 Estimates of Cumulative AIDS Deaths Worldwide -- 3.6 Immigration to the United States -- Tables -- 3.1 Highest and Lowest Total Fertility Rates by Country -- 3.2 Global Mortality by Cause -- 3.3 Cumulative HIV Infection and AIDS Deaths Worldwide -- 3.4 Wars and Armed Conflicts -- Part IV -- Figures -- 4.1 Women's Education and Family Size in Selected Countries -- 4.2 People living in extreme Poverty -- 4.3 World GDP and Population since 1750 -- Tables -- 4.1 Estimated Educational Attainment by Sex -- 4.2 Economic Institutions and Human Well-Being -- 4.3 Economic Institutions and Fertility Rates: Poor -- Countries -- 4.4 Restrictions on International Exchange -- 4.5 Openness and Economic Indicators -- 4.6 Openness and Quality of Monetary and Legal Arrangements -- Part VI -- Figures -- 6.1 Estimated and Projected Population of the World -- 6.2 Projected Annual Population Growth Rate for the World -- Tables -- 6.1 Population Densities of Rich and Poor Nations |
| Summary |
"This collection of essays provides an overview of the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on population's impact on the United States. Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, the authors offer a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives surrounding population issues."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Overpopulation.
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Population.
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Quality of life.
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| Author |
Huggins, Laura E., 1976-
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Skandera, Hanna, 1973-
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| LC no. |
2004004532 |
| ISBN |
0817945326 alkaline paper |
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