Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population, Consumption and the Environment [Paperback]

Laurie Ann Mazur (Editor), Timothy Wirth (Foreword), J. Boutwell (Contributor), G. Rathjens (Contributor), Judy Norsigian (Contributor), Sharon Stanton Russell (Contributor), David E. Horlacher (Contributor), Adrienne Germain (Contributor), Jane Ordway (Contributor), Judith Bruce (Contributor), Anrudh Jain (Contributor), Barbara S. Mensch (Contributor), Christopher Elias (Contributor), Nafis Sadik (Contributor), Nancy Yu Ping Chen (Contributor), Hania Zlotnick (Contributor), Steven Sinding (Contributor), John Ross (Contributor), Allan Rosenfield (Contributor), Lynn Freedman (Contributor), Cynthia B. Lloyd (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1559632992 | ISBN-13: 978-1559632997 | Publication Date: April 1, 1994 | Edition: 1

"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

Product Details

• Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; 1 edition (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559632992
• ISBN-13: 978-1559632997
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Laurie Mazur is brilliant, September 12, 1998

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This review is from: Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population, Consumption and the Environment (Paperback)

If population issues are a turn-on, this is the book for you. Mazur gathers an enormous wealth of fascinating information and distills it into a readable and enlightening format. Sorry, but you will learn something important here.