living democracy, feeding hope
the Institute of writers, speakers, & activists Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé
OUR BOOKS
Taking Population Seriously
By Frances Moore Lappé & Rachel Schurman
Most books on population simply sound alarm; this one asks what positively can be learned from the third world's few success stories. Six third world countries, plus the Indian state of Kerala, stand out for achieving dramatic reductions in birth rates. What made their success possible? And what lessons do they hold for our planet, where beings must quickly bring our species into balance with the natural world?
ISBN 9780935028539
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. The Population Puzzle
2. The Population Debate
3. A Power-Structure Perspective
4. The Debate About Solutions
5. Reflections and Implications for Actions
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ENDORSEMENTS
The perfectly remedy for those who naively believe that the root cause of hunger, poverty, and children's mortality throughout the world is simple population growth."
—Dr. George Kent, Political Science Department, University of Hawaii
It's thoughtful, well-researched, and persuasive...your work has instructed and inspired me."
—Dr. Donella Meadows, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College