Global Issues: An Introduction

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List of PlatesList of Figures and TablesForewordIntroduction: The Creation of Global Issues1 Wealth and Poverty The Millennium Development Goals Development Assistance and Foreign AidThe Market ApproachThe State ApproachThe Civil Society ApproachGeography and Wealth, Geography and PovertyGlobalizationConclusionsNotesFurther Reading2 PopulationThe Changing Population of the WorldCauses of the Population ExplosionHow Population Growth Affects DevelopmentHow Development Affects Population GrowthGovernmental Population PoliciesThe FutureConclusionsNotesFurther Reading3 FoodWorld Food ProductionHow Many are Hungry?Causes of World HungerHow Food Affects DevelopmentHow Development Affects FoodThe Green RevolutionGovernmental Food PoliciesFuture Food SuppliesConclusionsNotesFurther Reading4 EnergyThe Energy CrisisResponses by Governments to the Energy CrisisThe Effect of the Energy Crisis on the Development Plans of Less Developed NationsThe Relationship between Energy Use and DevelopmentClimate ChangeThe Energy TransitionConclusionsNotesFurther Reading5 The EnvironmentThe AwakeningThe AirThe WaterThe LandThe Workplace and the HomeThe Use of Natural ResourcesThe Extinction of SpeciesThe Extinction of CulturesEnvironmental PoliticsConclusionsNotesFurther Reading6 TechnologyBenefits of TechnologyShort-Term versus Long-Term Benefits -- the Tragedy of the CommonsUnanticipated Consequences of the Use of TechnologyInappropriate Uses of TechnologyLimits to the Technological FixWarThe Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Case StudyConclusionsNotesFurther Reading7 Alternative FuturesDoomGrowthSustainable DevelopmentConclusionsNotesFurther ReadingAppendix 1: Studying and Teaching Global IssuesAppendix 2: Relevant VideosAppendix 3: Study and Discussion Questions for Students and TeachersAppendix 4: Relevant Internet Web SitesSelected BibliographyIndex

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