Essays about: "Malthus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Malthus.

1. 1. Can public spending on family policy help to shield fertility rates during economic downswings? (A European case study, 2000-2013).

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Callum Toulson; [2017]
   Keywords : fertility; European; financial crisis; family policy; public spending; child care; parental leave; unemployment; female unemployment; welfare state; Esping-Andersen; GDP; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Economists from Malthus to Becker have long since proclaimed that as economic hardship increases, fertility is likely to decrease. Relatively few studies have considered the impact of the recent financial crisis upon fertility rates. READ MORE

3. 2. Control of Population

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Khelia Mbisamakoro; [2014]
   Keywords : Discourse; Malthus; Population Control; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The history of the population control movement is one replete with controversies and where narratives about coercive population control policies and programs abound. Questionable practices such as the wide sterilization campaigns as took place in India during its state of emergency period in the 1970s or the use of contraceptives in developing world already banned from Western markets contributed in casting a shadow over the population control movement for years. READ MORE

4. 3. Population or Environmental Food Crisis? The Potential of Organic Farming to Sustain Human Livelihood

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Simon Leufstedt; [2013]
   Keywords : Population levels; sustainable development; overpopulation; conventional agriculture; Malthus; food security; organic farming; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Denna avhandling är en närmare granskning på en debatt som har pågått i århundraden. Enligt överbefolkningsteorin så står världen inför en befolkningskris som redan har långtgående effekter på vårt samhälle och vår miljö. READ MORE

5. 4. Population Growth and Agricultural Policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Rudolfsson; Oskar Börjesson; [2012]
   Keywords : Population growth; Agricultural policy; Fertilizer subsidy; Economic growth; Nigeria; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The growing world population creates increasing pressure on the economic growth and the environment. Since the times of Malthus and Smith there has been studies linking population growth and agriculture. READ MORE

6. 5. HOW CAN ICTs AND NEW/SOCIAL MEDIA REMEDY THE PROBLEM OF VITAL STATISTICS DEFICIENCIES IN GHANA? (THE CASE OF GHANA BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY DEPARTMENT)

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Stephen BAIDOO; [2012]
   Keywords : BIRTHS AND DEATHS; Vital Statistics; Deficiencies; Registration; ICTs; Social Media; Remedy; SWOT; SMS; GSS; Coroner; Culture of Records keeping; Department; Registry;

   Abstract : De två viktigaste händelserna i varje man jordliv är födelse och död. Varje av dessa händelser händer en gång i en livtid. Varje individ kommer in i världen på en bestämd tid på en särskild dag. På samma sätt lämnar varje person denna värld på en särskild dag på en bestämd tid. READ MORE