Curbing Population Growth

An Insider¿s Perspective on the Population Movement
1995
ISBN: 978-0-306-45050-1
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1350 g

Reihe: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis

Oscar Harkavy offers a unique insider's view of the fascinating world of population politics. Chapters trace the growth of the movement as well as the various foundations, governments, and intergovernmental organizations which were an integral part of it from its beginning in the 1950s, through its growth during the 60s and 70s, to the present. Topics include the role of social science in understanding the causes and effects of population growth; reproductive research and contraceptive development; and the politics of family planning, sex education, and abortion in the United States.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harkavy, Oscar

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: What Is in This Book.- 1. Beginnings of the Modern Population Movement.- 2. The Population Movement Flourishes: The Sixties and Seventies.- 3. Studying the Causes and Effects of Population Change.- 4. The Search for Better Contraception.- 5. India Faces Its Population Problems.- 6. Population Issues in the United States.- 7. New Directions for the Population Movement?.- Commentaries.- The Present Status of the World Population, Demography, and Population Policy.- Expanding Contraceptive Choices for Men and Women.- Reforming Population Paradigms for Science and Action.- About the Author and Commentators.