The Malthusian century
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The Malthusian century
（Social issues, justice and status series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2014
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The quadrupling of the world population in the 20th century has over-burdened the environment and accelerated the depletion of natural resources, whether renewable or not. The effort of the largest nations, China, India, and others, to attain affluence at this time further damages the environment and tax resources. Recently, fertility rates have fallen dramatically, below replacement in much of the world. The number of workers will be declining while the number elderly dependent on their support will be rising. Prospects for affluence are grim for rich and poor nations alike. There is no historical precedent for such a decline in fertility which, except in China, is a voluntary response to urbanisation, education, the liberation of women, and birth control technology. What does the future hold? This book consists of 33 essays on the 21st century problems of overpopulation and low fertility and possible policy choices. The ultimate question is the future of fertility and population; will the decline in fertility, which will help save the planet, be reversed at some time, or will advanced civilisation render humans an endangered species? Will the culture change or will public policy preserve civilisation, affluence, and the planet, or only two of the above? These are the questions and we do not know the answers. In this book about the future, the analysis is supplemented by speculation and a pinch of sarcasm.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Industrial Revolution is Over
- Alternative Energy: Geography & Arithmetic
- Climate Change & Common Sense
- Ecophilia
- A Place to Live
- Savings, Investment & Salvation
- College Education: Investment, Insurance, or Lottery?
- Medical Education & Health Care Costs
- Consumerism
- Depression in the Household Economy
- Obsolescence & Employment: Are More Jobs Necessary?
- Inequality
- Egalitarianism or Life as a Lottery
- Living on $3,650 a Year in the USA
- When Solutions are the Problem
- No Good Deed Shall Go Unpunished
- Is Democracy a Ponzi Scheme?
- Democracy & Religion
- National Identity, National Goals
- Population Bust
- Shrinking Cities: Adapting to Population Decline
- The Right to Emigrate
- Who Am I?
- Solitude
- On Living too Long
- In Defense of Marriage
- Restructuring Society
- Chinese Checkers
- The War of Words
- Wars in the 21st Century
- Past & Future History
- Farewell to Affluence.
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