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Living Within Limits : Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos by Garrett Hardin (1993, Hardcover)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10019507811X
ISBN-139780195078114
eBay Product ID (ePID)2309344873
Product Key Features
Book TitleLiving Within Limits : Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicDemography, Sociology / General, Abortion & Birth Control
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science
AuthorGarrett Hardin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight23.3 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-024250
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"Hardin, though walking a minefield in this book, sets off very few because his analysis, with a handful of exceptions, is politically and culturally neutral: he argues credibly that immigration to rich countries must be controlled, that foreign aid sets the groundwork for future disaster,that birth control is a necessary but insufficient answer to overpopulation."--Los Angeles Times, "Hardin deftly demolishes the optimistic scenarios--from 'escape to the stars' and nuclear power to 'benign demographic transition'--by which some politicians, businesspeople, and aid officials seek to preserve 'growth' in the face of limits imposed by the earth's carryingcapacity."--Booklist, "Hardin, though walking a minefield in this book, sets off very fewbecause his analysis, with a handful of exceptions, is politically andculturally neutral: he argues credibly that immigration to rich countries mustbe controlled, that foreign aid sets the groundwork for future disaster, thatbirth control is a necessary but insufficient answer to overpopulation."--LosAngeles Times, "Wonderfully rich in original ideas and insights, Living Within Limits is a compelling examination of the central question facing our civilization at the close of the millennium. In giving his answers, Hardin is unfailingly serious and his analysis is penetrating. But as he is unable towrite a dull sentence, he also offers a rare intellectual feast that challenges, charms, and engages the reader in every page. A book that will be widely read and is bound to be enduringly influential."--Paul Demeny, Editor, Population and Development Review, "Another valuable addition to the already extensive, important, andextremely readable ecological literature by Garrett Hardin." --Dan Scurlock,Human Ecology Review, "Hardin deftly demolishes the optimistic scenarios--from 'escape to thestars' and nuclear power to 'benign demographic transition'--by which somepoliticians, businesspeople, and aid officials seek to preserve 'growth' in theface of limits imposed by the earth's carrying capacity."--Booklist, "Wonderfully rich in original ideas and insights, Living Within Limits isa compelling examination of the central question facing our civilization at theclose of the millennium. In giving his answers, Hardin is unfailingly seriousand his analysis is penetrating. But as he is unable to write a dull sentence,he also offers a rare intellectual feast that challenges, charms, and engagesthe reader in every page. A book that will be widely read and is bound to beenduringly influential."--Paul Demeny, Editor, Population and DevelopmentReview, "Well worth reading. It is filled with provocative and controversial, evendisturbing ideas, and nowhere will you find a better critique of traditionaleconomic theories that ignore the basic ecological concept of limitedresources."--San Francisco Chronicle, "Garrett Hardin has done it again! Fuzzy thinkers will hate this book. Numerate people may not agree with all that is in it, but they will love Hardin's keen analyses and crisp exposition."--Paul R. Ehrlich, "Another valuable addition to the already extensive, important, and extremely readable ecological literature by Garrett Hardin." --Dan Scurlock, Human Ecology Review, "Well worth reading. It is filled with provocative and controversial, even disturbing ideas, and nowhere will you find a better critique of traditional economic theories that ignore the basic ecological concept of limited resources."--San Francisco Chronicle, "Garrett Hardin has done it again! Fuzzy thinkers will hate this book.Numerate people may not agree with all that is in it, but they will loveHardin's keen analyses and crisp exposition."--Paul R. Ehrlich
Dewey Decimal304.6/66
Table Of ContentPart One: Entangling Alliances1. The challenge of limits2. Overpopulation: Escape to the stars?3. Uneasy litter-mates: Population and progress4. Population theory: Academia's stepchild5. Default status: Making sense of the world6. The ambivalent triumph of optimism7. Cowboy economics vs. spaceship ecology8. Growth: Real and spurious9. Exponential growth of populations10. What Malthus missed11. The demostat12. Generating the future13. Limits: A constrained view14. From Jevons's coal to Hubbert's pimplePart Two: Looking for the Bluebird15. Nuclear power: A non-solution16. Trying to escape Malthus17. The benign demographic transitionPart Three: Biting the Bullet18. Making room for human will19. Major default positions of human biology20. Carrying capacity21. The global pillage: Consequences of unmanaged commons22. Discriminating altruisms23. The double C - Double P game24. Birth control vs. population control25. Population control: Natural vs. human26. The necessity of immigration control27. Recapitulation: And a look aheadNotes and referencesIndex
Synopsis"We fail to mandate economic sanity," writes Garrett Hardin, "because our brains are addled by... compassion ." With such startling assertions, Hardin has cut a swathe through the field of ecology for decades, winning a reputation as a fearless and original thinker. A prominent biologist, ecological philosopher, and keen student of human population control, Hardin now offers the finest summation of his work to date, with an eloquent argument for accepting the limits of the earth's resources--and the hard choices we must make to live within them. In Living Within Limits , Hardin focuses on the neglected problem of overpopulation, making a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in and manage our world. Our world itself, he writes, is in the dilemma of the lifeboat: it can only hold a certain number of people before it sinks--not everyone can be saved. The old idea of progress and limitless growth misses the point that the earth (and each part of it) has a limited carrying capacity ; sentimentality should not cloud our ability to take necessary steps to limit population. But Hardin refutes the notion that goodwill and voluntary restraints will be enough. Instead, nations where population is growing must suffer the consequences alone. Too often, he writes, we operate on the faulty principle of shared costs matched with private profits. In Hardin's famous essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons," he showed how a village common pasture suffers from overgrazing because each villager puts as many cattle on it as possible--since the costs of grazing are shared by everyone, but the profits go to the individual. The metaphor applies to global ecology, he argues, making a powerful case for closed borders and an end to immigration from poor nations to rich ones. "The production of human beings is the result of very localized human actions; corrective action must be local....Globalizing the 'population problem' would only ensure that it would never be solved." Hardin does not shrink from the startling implications of his argument, as he criticizes the shipment of food to overpopulated regions and asserts that coercion in population control is inevitable. But he also proposes a free flow of information across boundaries, to allow each state to help itself. "The time-honored practice of pollute and move on is no longer acceptable," Hardin tells us. We now fill the globe, and we have no where else to go. In this powerful book, one of our leading ecological philosophers points out the hard choices we must make--and the solutions we have been afraid to consider., "We fail to mandate economic sanity," writes Garrett Hardin, "because our brains are addled by...compassion." With such startling assertions, Hardin has cut a swathe through the field of ecology for decades, winning a reputation as a fearless and original thinker. A prominent biologist, ecological philosopher, and keen student of human population control, Hardin now offers the finest summation of his work to date, with an eloquent argument for accepting the limits of the earth's resources--and the hard choices we must make to live within them. In Living Within Limits, Hardin focuses on the neglected problem of overpopulation, making a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in and manage our world. Our world itself, he writes, is in the dilemma of the lifeboat: it can only hold a certain number of people before it sinks--not everyone can be saved. The old idea of progress and limitless growth misses the point that the earth (and each part of it) has a limited carrying capacity; sentimentality should not cloud our ability to take necessary steps to limit population. But Hardin refutes the notion that goodwill and voluntary restraints will be enough. Instead, nations where population is growing must suffer the consequences alone. Too often, he writes, we operate on the faulty principle of shared costs matched with private profits. In Hardin's famous essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons," he showed how a village common pasture suffers from overgrazing because each villager puts as many cattle on it as possible--since the costs of grazing are shared by everyone, but the profits go to the individual. The metaphor applies to global ecology, he argues, making a powerful case for closed borders and an end to immigration from poor nations to rich ones. "The production of human beings is the result of very localized human actions; corrective action must be local....Globalizing the 'population problem' would only ensure that it would never be solved." Hardin does not shrink from the startling implications of his argument, as he criticizes the shipment of food to overpopulated regions and asserts that coercion in population control is inevitable. But he also proposes a free flow of information across boundaries, to allow each state to help itself. "The time-honored practice of pollute and move on is no longer acceptable," Hardin tells us. We now fill the globe, and we have no where else to go. In this powerful book, one of our leading ecological philosophers points out the hard choices we must make--and the solutions we have been afraid to consider.
LC Classification NumberHQ766.7.H35 1993
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