The Politics Of Development Book

	Preface	xi
1	The Wealth and Poverty of Nations	1
	The Orthodox Approach	2
	The Radical Approach	5
	The Growth-with-Equity Approach	8
	Conclusions	12
	Notes	15
2	Population and Development	17
	The Changing Population of the World	17
	Causes of the Population Explosion	24
	Population Growth Affects Development	26
	Development Affects Population Growth	30
	Governmental Population Policies	34
	The Future	39
	Conclusions	43
	Notes	44
3	Food and Development	46
	Food Production	46
	How Many Are Hungry?	47
	Causes of World Hunger	48
	Food Affects Development	51
	Development Affects Food	53
	The Green Revolution	62
	Governmental Food Policies	63
	Future Food Supplies	66
	Conclusions	71
	Notes	72
4	Energy and Development	76
	The Energy Crisis	76
	Responses by Governments to the Energy Crisis	80
	The Effect of the Energy Crisis on Third World Development Plans	84
	The Relationship Between Energy Use and Development	86
	The Greenhouse Effect	91
	The Energy Transition	94
	Nuclear Power: A Case Study	103
	Conclusions	111
	Notes	113
5	The Environment and Development	117
	The Awakening	117
	The Air	119
	The Water	123
	The Land	126
	The Workplace and the Home	132
	The Use of Natural Resources	135
	The Extinction of Species	139
	Environmental Politics	142
	Conclusions	144
	Notes	146
6	Technology and Development	149
	Benefits of Technology	149
	Short-term versus Long-term Benefits	150
	Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology	153
	Inappropriate Uses of Technology	156
	Limits to the "Technological Fix"	158
	The Threat of Nuclear War: A Case Study	160
	Conclusions	166
	Notes	167
7	Alternative Futures	170
	Doom	171
	Growth	175
	Steady State	177
	Conclusions	179
	Notes	181
	Selected Bibliography	183
	Index	189