Shows that population, when unchecked, tends to increase faster than the availability of subsistence therefore preventive checks on population increase are necessary.
How the Suburbs Took Control of America and What They Plan to Do With It
There was a time when cities were the dominant force in politics, controlling who was elected and what those candidates fought for in office. This book shows how we have now entered the "Suburban Century", when the voting muscle lies within the quiet, tree-lined streets of "the burbs", far away from the dangers of city life.
How do you measure the progress countries are making in economic development? Should measurements focus on per capita income or output? Or should assessments also consider education, health, a clean environment, or a participatory political system? These questions have vexed national leaders, international donor agencies, and development ......
By 2030, when most American baby boomers will have retired, all the large industrial economies will see a massive increase in the old age population. This book examines population aging and its implications for public retirement programs in the five largest industrial economies--Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Many Americans have long since forgotten that there ever was slavery along the Hudson River. Yet Sojourner Truth was born a slave near the Hudson River in Ulster County, New York, in the late 1700s. Called merely Isabella as a slave, once freed she adopted the name of Sojourner Truth and became a national figure in the struggle for the ......
This volume clearly outlines the methods used to study population structure and change by presenting the major descriptive and analytical models developed by demographers to investigate the interrelationships between fertility, age, structure, and mortality. With illustrations, tables, and data drawn from a wide range of countries in both the ......
What can black leaders offer African Americans who lack worthy values and are often willfully illiterate? This book places an emphasis on empowerment rather than despair.
America's inner cities, particularly those in older industrial metropolitan areas, have declined sharply in both population and employment over the past two decades.
Recounts anecdotes about the singers, dancers, musicians and comedians who performed at the Apollo Theatre and the Lafayette. This book follows the evolution of their art and describes how early pioneers paved the way for later black superstars. It includes vintage theatre programs and newspaper advertisements.
