Population of India: Changing Realities, Changing needs

The nature of Indian population as well as social and economic conditions have changed drastically in last two decades. Hence, a new and more integrative approach of family planning is needed in India.

WORLD POPULATION: SEVEN BILLION CHALLENGES

As the world population touches 7 billion,the question that will always lurk in our mind is 'can the earth's resources sustain such a large population'? 'What are the attendant problems'?

The Malthusian Population Theory and Criticisms

Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus thought people should actively slow down the growth of the population before natural disasters, epidemics, and war wipes out the population. He was concerned because he thought there will eventually be more people than food.

The World Is Not Too Crowded

People love to panic. The millennium bug, SARS, HN51, the apocalypse, asteroids, GM food, grey goo – you name it and someone somewhere is chomping down on their fingernails just thinking about it. But if there is one thing that people love to...

Will Malthus Always be Wrong or Is a Food Crisis Inevitable?

Warning: Think Twice About Starting a Family!

Starting a family in a declining or mature economy is problematic. People need to think twice about doing so or at least make major strides in limiting the size of the family. There is a larger economic reason besides the health of your own personal...

The Green Revolution: mainly instigated by the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank and IMF

The term “Green Revolution” was first used in 1968 by former USAID director William Gaud, who noted the spread of the new technologies and said, "These and other developments in the field of...

Population Effects on Our Environment

Population Effects on Our Environment Written By: Amanda Dunstan The Malthusian and the Demographic Transition theories help scientists understand our population and their devastating potentials for our environment. Everything in our ecosystem...

1984 - The primary aim of modern continuous warfare: maintain the stability of a hierarchical society.

"... hierarchical society ... only possible on a basis of poverty ... Goods ... produced, but not distributed ... only way: ... continuous warfare." Click edit above to add content to this empty capsule. ...

What the Catholic Church Thinks About Individualism versus Collectivism

My senior project for a class at the University of Dallas. This was my attempt to compare Catholic Social Teaching with the notions of individualism and collectivism. Got an A on the project! :)