| Description |
224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Note |
An anthology of previously published articles, completely updated from the 1995 edition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-218) and index. |
| Contents |
The state should encourage population growth / Johann Peter Süssmilch -- The state should discourage population growth / Joseph Townsend -- Overpopulation is a serious problem / Thomas Robert Malthus -- Overpopulation is a myth / Frederick Engels -- Science will solve the population problem / John H. Fremlin -- Science will not solve the population problem / Garrett Hardin -- Global population will reach crisis proportions by 2050 / J. Kenneth Smail -- Global population will decrease after 2050 / Max Singer -- Developed nations will face severe underpopulation / Barbara Crossette -- Increases in life expectancy could cause a population explosion / William B. Schwartz -- Increased population is causing a global ecological disaster / Lester R. Brown, Gary Gardner, and Brian Halweil -- Increased population is not causing a global ecological disaster / Timothy W. Maier -- Overpopulation contributes to world hunger / Don Hinrichsen -- Overpopulation is not the main cause of world hunger / Nicholas Hildyard -- Overpopulation could lead to extinction / Timothy C. Weiskel -- Overpopulation is not a serious problem / N. Gregory Mankiw -- Contraception and abortion are necessary to control population / John M. Swomley -- Contraception and abortion are unethical / John Paul II -- Population control programs benefit developing nations / Charles F. Westoff -- Current population control programs do not benefit developing nations / Seamus Grimes -- Coercive population control programs violate human rights / Steven W. Mosher -- Coercive population control programs are necessary / John B. Hall -- Industrialized nations should help developing nations to modernize / Gerard Piel. |
| Summary |
Considers opposing opinions on various issues concerning world population including problems of rapid growth, the effects of population on the environment, and ways of decreasing human fertility. |
| Subject |
Population.
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| Added Author |
Hohm, Charles F., 1947-
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Jones, Lori Justine, 1961-
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Lio, Shoon, 1963-
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| ISBN |
0737702915 paperback alkaline paper |
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0737702923 lib. alkaline paper |
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