{"product_id":"the-politics-of-development-isbn-9780631158011","title":"The Politics of Development","description":"The book focuses on the role political processes play in solving certain key problems which have accompanied economic development in both the developed and less developed nations of the world.\u003cbr\u003e By breaking down the factors which define development into clear cut categories, namely population, food, energy, the environment, and technology, the author offers a useful approach to understanding the problems the world is facing today and will continue to face for the foreseeable future.  \u003cp\u003eThe text provides a useful guide and resource for those who wish to grasp the implications of the rapid growth of the world's population, world hunger, the threat of nuclear war, uncertain energy supplies, acid rain and deforestation.\u003c\/p\u003e Preface xi \u003cp\u003e1 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orthodox Approach 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radical Approach 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Growth-with-Equity Approach 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Population and Development 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Changing Population of the World 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses of the Population Explosion 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Growth Affects Development 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Affects Population Growth 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernmental Population Policies 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Food and Development 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Production 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Many Are Hungry? 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses of World Hunger 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Affects Development 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Affects Food 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Green Revolution 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernmental Food Policies 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Food Supplies 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Energy and Development 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Energy Crisis 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponses by Governments to the Energy Crisis 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of the Energy Crisis on Third World Development Plans 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship Between Energy Use and Development 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greenhouse Effect 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Energy Transition 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuclear Power: A Case Study 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Environment and Development 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Awakening 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Air 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Water 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Land 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Workplace and the Home 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Natural Resources 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Extinction of Species 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Politics 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Technology and Development 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits of Technology 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort-term versus Long-term Benefits 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInappropriate Uses of Technology 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits to the \"Technological Fix\" 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Threat of Nuclear War: A Case Study 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Alternative Futures 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoom 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteady State 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 189\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJohn L. 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