Economic Security And Interest-Free Exchange Systems: Possible Paths To Overcome Overpopulation And Food Scarcity
Written by on Saturday, June 30th, 2007 in environment, health, Information Access.
Global growth and world poverty remain hot topics influenced by a bunch of very hard to control variables: food, health, politics, economics, religion and human rights. Recent reports released by FAO and other important world institutions showcase a global situation that no one can deny: the poor become poorer and the rich become richer. Photo credit: Brian McEntire In recent years general opinion seemed to associate the problem of low birth rates with the one of food scarcity, thus connecting low growth levels with poverty. However, recently such a viewpoint started to be questioned and several studies have been bringing to light quite a different reality: low birth rates are typical of the richest countries, where food is more available …