Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283288 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Citation: 
[Editor:] Anheier, Helmut K. [Editor:] Juergensmeyer, Mark [Title:] Encyclopedia of Global Studies [ISBN:] 9781452218557 [DOI/URN:] https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218557 [URL:] https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/globalstudies [Publisher:] Sage [Place:] Thousand Oaks, CA [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 1285-1286
Publisher: 
Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
Abstract: 
This article discusses the concept of overpopulation and its practical relevance. Definitions of overpopulation are considered, including approaches centred on sustainability and on average or total welfare. Overpopulation has been linked to the wish for national population policies, which raise various ethical matters and coordination problems at the international level. Long-standing debates have arisen over Malthusianism and the differing views in rich and poor countries towards population control. Any practical applications of overpopulation have always proved difficult and controversial.
Subjects: 
sustainability
optimum population
Malthusianism
demographic transition
population policies
JEL: 
J10
J18
Q56
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Document Type: 
Book Part
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)
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