Contents // Tables and Figures ix // Abbreviations x // Acknowledgments xi // Introduction: A New Perspective xiii // 1 Points of Reference 1 // The History of the Population Debate 1 // The Ideological Context 3 // The Structure of the International Negotiations 6 // The Cairo Conference: Appearance and Reality 11 // 2 A Life of Quality 15 // Reproduction, Women and the Family: Programme of Action 15 // A New Concept: Reproductive Health 22 // Recognition of Sexuality 24 // The Female Perspective 26 // Fertility Control and Reproductive and Life Patterns 32 // Freedom of Choice 37 // Women s Work Outside the Home and the Well-being of Children 43 The Diverse Types of Family 45 // 3 Population and Development // Population and Development: Programme of Action // The Framework of Sustainability // Sustained Economic Growth to Combat Poverty // The Right to Development // Two Axioms to be Put into Context // 49 // 49 // 52 // 52 // 54 // 57 // Feeding the People ofTomorrow: A Two-sided Problem 63 // The Populations of the Arid Regions 66 // 4 The Gaps in the Programme of Action 70 // Mortality, Ageing and Migration: Programme of Action 70 // General Mortality 72 // Population Ageing 74 // The Challenges of Migration 80 // The Political Dimension of Population 90 // 5 Practical Measures 95 // Programme of Action 95 // The Dangers of a Headlong Rush 97 // Democracy: A New Fashion or a New Dynamic? 99 // The New Partnership between Myth and Reality 101 // 6 Review of the International
Negotiations 111 // Different Assessments 111 // The Latin Approach 114 // The Anglo-Saxon Approach 115 // Resolving the Inconsistencies 121 // The Demographic Perspective: The Risk of Irrelevance 129 // 7 Coping with the Challenges Facing Us 130 // From Population Control to the Transformation of Societies 131 // From Policy-making to Decision-making 1 35 // The Economic Decision-making Framework 1 38 // The New Production of Goods and Standards of Utilization 145 // Conclusion: Population as an Ethical Issue 151 // Notes and References 157 // Index // viii // 166