Population and Development, 1st Edition, 9780745615387
Paperback
aeo Offers a lively introduction to world population growth and the debates which surround it. aeo Original and provocative argument – Furedi argues thatt he changing character of the population agenda is itself a problem worthy of investigation. aeo It challenges the basic assumptions of mainstre…

Population and Development, 1st Edition

A Critical Introduction

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    8 August 1997

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Summary

Many experts believe that population growth is the greatest threat facing humanity. Others argue that the link between population growth and insecurity is unproven. This concise and provocative book discusses both sides of this debate, examining the way the arguments have changed and evolved, and questioning the assumptions of the main protagonists.

Furedi argues that the western preoccupation with population growth reveals more about the internal concerns of western societies than the so…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780745615387
ISBN-10:0745615384
Author:Frank Füredi
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Polity Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Edition:1st
Release Date:8 August 1997
Weight:284g
Dimensions:229mm x 155mm x 16mm
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Critics Review

“The book’s main strength is the identification and careful consideration of the range of perspectives that have emerged on population growth - and control - in the postwar period … There is much to be commended in Furedi’s ‘unpacking’ of the population and development issue.” International Affairs

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