GV Feature Articles
Gender Rights and Population Growth
Population Control through the Advancement of Women
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The advancement of women lies at the core of combating global overpopulation. Greater education, employment, and empowerment of women are likely to lower the birthrate. These solutions must top leaders' agendas to curb rampant overpopulation in many parts of the world.
What Over Population?
There is Nothing New Under the Sun
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Much has changed since Robert Malthus produced his seminal Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798, and yet much remains the same. Better census data is available now than when Malthus wrote his essay, and we have a better understanding of the factors that affect population: life expectancy,child mortality, birth rate, epidemiology, income and education, public policy and family planning.
Population Control In China
One-Child Policy and Me
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There is an old Chinese saying: "Duo Zi Duo Fu", meaning the more children, the more fortune. The Chinese population had naturally and gradually increased to 400-500 million by the early 1950's. Since then, because of a political agenda of "the more people, the stronger the nation" embraced by the government, families were encouraged to have as many children as they could.
Over Population In India
Religion versus Policy in Population Control
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India is the fastest growing economy in the world with its GDP growth reaching 10.4% in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003-04. It is also making a place for itself in the open market global economy as the information technology hub as well as a haven for outsourcing.
Dangers of Depopulation
Filling a Demographic Void in Developed Countries and AIDS-Stricken Nations
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The overall global population is increasing dramatically, but not in a uniform distribution. While countries like India, Nigeria, and Bangladesh are faced with dramatic obstacles in curbing their population growth, many nations are currently experiencing a significant loss in population, while others face the prospect of a decline in the number of their citizens.
GV Feature - POPULATION
As we have for the last year, the Graduate Voice takes on a social question with each new issue; this time we focus on population. Population is a large topic, and there is no way we could cover its breadth or depth in its entirety. We leave that to journals that specialize in population and certain people here at Baruch College who have dedicated their lives to this study.