Abstract
Development assistance for population related activities, under attack during the 1980s, has received a boost in the 1990s as a result of growing environmental concerns. Whether the concern is about deforestation, water shortages, land degradation, food security, or global warming, it is conventional wisdom that population growth must be at least partially responsible. Dwindling resources are shared among ever increasing human numbers who dispose increasing quantities of waste into limited space. Hence population policies are seen as key to the conservation of resources and the protection of the environment.
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Panayotou, T. (1996). An Inquiry into Population, Resources and Environment. In: Ahlburg, D.A., Kelley, A.C., Mason, K.O. (eds) The Impact of Population Growth on Well-being in Developing Countries. Population Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03239-8_8
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