On Wed, 31 Aug 1994 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> One of the sources on Kerala, above,
> is by K.A. Zachariah, "The determinents of fertility decline in Kerala", who
> is Indian and works for the World Bank. I believe that the WB employs many
> "dark skinned" people and many of them are woman. Yes we can be cautious in
> endorsing their policies, but on this particular issue, I think they are
> doing a good job.
>
Two points. One, the World Bank is still dominated by the white First
World, its mulitcultural staff aside. And two, maybe class is more
important than race here - they're afraid of being overrun by poor
people, who might cause trouble.
I think poverty causes population growth rather than the other way
around. And if we're worried about the environment, it's the slow-growing
countries of the north that do most of the damage, not the overpopulated
countries of the south.
I also wish folks would tend more towards viewing human beings as a
resource rather than a threat.
Doug
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