The Chapter Ends with a Bleak Assessment by Oswaldo De

question 14

Essay

The chapter ends with a bleak assessment by Oswaldo de Rivero about the unsustainability of development due to population growth. Challenge de Rivero's "neo-Malthusian" perspective. What makes you more optimistic about development? Do you think that conservation, new technologies, better government policies, or other factors might permit humanity to resolve current physical-social imbalances? Why or why not?

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