Population
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Karen F. Balkin, book editor.
Contributors: Balkin, Karen, 1949-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Population; Population policy; Demographic transition -- Economic aspects; Age distribution (Demography) -- Economic aspects; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Is there a population problem?; title: Overpopulation is a serious problem / Frosty Wooldridge; title: Overpopulation is a myth / Austin Ruse; title: Science will solve the population problem / Nicholas Eberstadt; title: Science will not solve the population problem / Jared Diamond; title: What problems are associated with population growth?; title: Population growth is causing a global ecological disaster / Don Hinrichsen and Bryant Robey; title: Population growth is unfairly blamed for ecological problems / Betsy Hartmann; title: Overpopulation contributes to world hunger / Geoffrey Lean; title: Overpopulation is not the main cause of world hunger / Pregnant Pause; title: Overpopulation could lead to humanity's extinction / Niles Eldredge; title: Declining population is a serious problem / Fred Pearce; title: What are the effects of immigration on America's population?; title: Immigration is the main cause of U.S. population increases / Edward Tabash; title: Immigrants are unfairly blamed for U.S. population increases / Daniel T. Griswold; title: Immigration increases unemployment / Steve Gill; title: Immigration does not increase unemployment / Michael Tanner; title: Population increases resulting from immigration undermine national unity / Rob Sobhani; title: Population increases resulting from immigration do not undermine national unity / Henry Cisneros; title: What population policies should be pursued?; title: Governments should promote population control / K. Prasada Rao; title: Governments should not promote population control / Christopher Lingle; title: Aggressive population control policies should be supported / Carol A. Kates; title: Aggressive population control policies should be abandoned / Amit Sen Gupta; title: China's one-child policy should be continued / Information office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; title: China's one-child policy should be ended / Society for the protection of unborn children / The United States is justified in withdrawing funds from United Nations' Population Control Programs / Austin Ruse and Douglas A Sylva; title: The United States is not justified in withdrawing funds from United Nations' Population Control Programs