Empty planet : the shock of global population decline /
Bricker, Darrell Jay, 1961-
Empty planet : the shock of global population decline / Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson. - 288 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Explores the pros and cons of a declining global population, including worker shortages, lower risk of famine, and greater affluence and autonomy for women.
9781984823212 1984823213 9781984823229 1984823221
2018029016
Demographic transition.
Population--Social aspects.
Population--Economic aspects.
Empty planet : the shock of global population decline / Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson. - 288 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Explores the pros and cons of a declining global population, including worker shortages, lower risk of famine, and greater affluence and autonomy for women.
9781984823212 1984823213 9781984823229 1984823221
2018029016
Demographic transition.
Population--Social aspects.
Population--Economic aspects.