Title: Population control: state sponsored violence against women.

POPLINE Document Number: 281838

Author(s):

Karkal M

Source citation:

In: International Conference on Preventing Violence, Caring for Survivors: Role of Health Profession and Services in Violence, Nov 28-30, 1998, YMCA, Mumbai, [compiled by] Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes [CEHAT]. Mumbai, India, CEHAT, 1998. :88-94.

Abstract:

The planet is getting polarized in demographic and economic terms. Developing countries experience problems with their population growth along with pervasive poverty. Demographic projection of population raise questions on the ability of the earth's carrying capacity to maintain people at adequate standard of living. Inspite of the overall improvement there are wide variations in the quality of life of people. High rates of growth of population therefore certainly need to be contained. Thomas Malthus in 1798, exactly two centuries ago, had warned about maintaining the balance between population and flood-supply unless population size was controlled. The population in these two centuries has grown six fold from one billion to six billion. Food available in the market is enough to feed all, and on this count Malthus is proved wrong. If people still go hungry it is because of absence of distributive justice in the prevailing social system. Similar situation prevails with respect to other resources. The problem of having adequate resources is not necessarily a problem of the future. Many non-renewable and renewable resources are already being used in an sustainable manner and consumption is more than the earth can regenerate. Available information indicates that the economic inequity among people is very rapidly growing. A fraction of the world's people consume disproportionate amount of natural resources. (excerpt)

Keywords:

Developing Countries
Critique
Population Pressure
Population Policy
Natural Resources
Environment
Standard of Living
Family Planning
Domestic Violence
Carrying Capacity
Social Policy
Policy
Economic Factors
Crime
Social Problems