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Author:

Bricker, Darrell Jay, 1961- author.

Title:

Empty planet : the shock of global population decline / Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson.

Publisher:

Crown Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

288 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Demographic transition.
Population--Social aspects.
Population--Economic aspects.

Other Authors:

Ibbitson, John, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A brief history of population -- Malthus and sons -- The greying of Europe -- Asia: the price of miracles -- The economics of babies -- The Africa question -- Shutting down the factory in Brazil -- Push and pull migration -- The Elephant rises, the Dragon declines -- The second American century -- Cultural extinction in an age of decline -- The Canadian solution -- What lies ahead.

Summary:

Explores the pros and cons of a declining global population, including worker shortages, lower risk of famine, and greater affluence and autonomy for women.

ISBN:

1984823213
9781984823212

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1035466201

LCCN:

2018029016

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)