Ehrlichs Population Bomb

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Ehrlich's Population Bomb

Ehrlich's Population Bomb

     "People are realizing that we cannot forever continue to multiply and
subdue the earth without losing our standard of life and the natural beauty that
must be part of it. these are the years of decision- the decision of men to stay
the flood of man."  Ehrlich here explains the one of the most pressing problems
facing man in the 20th century.  In Population Bomb, Ehrlich explains that
pollution, shortages, and an overall deterioation of the standard of living is
all due to overpopulation.
     In chapter one Ehrlich explains the pressing problems facing modern
civilization and how these problems are directly or indirectly linked to
overpopulation.  Ehrlich explains situation using various examples of how mass
starvation is inevitable if population continues to increase the way it is
currently.  In third world countries their food supplies are becoming
increasingly scarce because of their increasing populations.   In these third
world countries the rich-poor gap is increasing creating the potential for large
parts of the population to starve.  Paraphrasing Ehrlich's ideas in chapter can
be explained as; there is only so many resources and as population increases
those resources will soon be depleted.  Ehrlich uses historical population
research to lead to the conclusion that in 90 years the population could be well
over the earths carrying capacity.  In third world countries where population
control is rarely used population, pollution, and scarcity are becoming ever
increasing problems.  Roughly 40% of the population in third world countries are
children 15 years or older.  Ehrlich explains that if population growth
continues at this rate older generations will find themselves without adequate
food and medicine.  Near the end of the chapter Ehrlich explains the cause of
the massive increase in population growth; as he explains that science and
medicine have decreased the death rate exponentially while the birth rate has
not decreased.  In "Too Little Food" Ehrlich starts off with the assumption that
about 50% of the people in the world are in some degree malnourished.  He uses
statistics from "New Republic" and the Population Crisis Committee to put the
number of deaths to around four million people dying each year of starvation
alone, not disease caused by starvation.  Ehrlich explains that sometime around
1958 population growth exceeded the available food supply. When this happened
the laws of supply and...

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