Empty planet : the shock of global population decline / Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson.
Title:
Empty planet : the shock of global population decline / Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson.
ISBN:
9781984823212
9781984823229
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown, [2019]
©2019
Physical Description:
288 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
A brief history of population -- Malthus and sons -- The greying of Europe -- Asia: the price of miracles -- The economics of babies -- The Africa question -- Shutting down the factory in Brazil -- Push and pull migration -- The Elephant rises, the Dragon declines -- The second American century -- Cultural extinction in an age of decline -- The Canadian solution -- What lies ahead.
Summary:
Explores the pros and cons of a declining global population, including worker shortages, lower risk of famine, and greater affluence and autonomy for women.
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OCLC Number:
on1035466201
Availability:
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