Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population and Consumption Issues
Language: English
Published by Island Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1994
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Very good condition. Foreword-Timothy Wirth; Contributor-J. Boutwell; Contributor-G. Rathjens; Contributor-Judy Norsigian; Contributor-Sharon Stanton Russell; Contributor-David E. Horlacher; Contributor-Adrienne Germain; Contributor-Jane Ordway. Beyond the Numbers presents a thought-provoking series of essays by leading authorities on issues of population and consumption. The essays both define the poles of debate and explore common ground beyond the polarized rhetoric. Specific chapters consider each of the broad topics addressed at the International Conference on Population and Development held in September 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. The essays are supplemented by sidebars and short articles featuring more impassioned voices that highlight issues of interest not fully explored in the overviews.As well as providing a sense of the difficulties involved in dealing with these issues, the essays make clear that constructive action is possible. Topics covered include: the interrelationships between population, economic growth, consumption, and development the history of population and family planning efforts gender equality and the empowerment of women reproductive rights, reproductive health, family planning, health and mortality Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.…
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- Title
- Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population and Consumption Issues
- Author
- Editor-Laurie Ann Mazur;
- Publisher
- Island Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Very Good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1559632992
- ISBN 13
- 9781559632997
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Seller catalogs
- English books
Beyond the Numbers presents a thought-provoking series of essays by leading authorities on issues of population and consumption. The essays both define the poles of debate and explore common ground beyond the polarized rhetoric.
Specific chapters consider each of the broad topics addressed at the International Conference on Population and Development held in September 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. The essays are supplemented by sidebars and short articles featuring more-impassioned voices that highlight issues of interest not fully explored in the overviews.
As well as providing a sense of the difficulties involved in dealing with these issues, the essays make clear that constructive action is possible.
Topics covered include:
- the interrelationships between population, economic growth, consumption, and development
- the history of population and family planning efforts
- gender equality and the empowerment of women
- reproductive rights, reproductive health, family planning, health and mortality
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About the Author
Laurie Mazur is an independent writer and consultant to nonprofit organizations. She is the editor of Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population, Consumption, and the Environment (Island Press, 1994) and co-author of Marketing Madness: A Survival Guide for a Consumer Society (Westview, 1995).
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