Population Policies Reconsidered : Health, Empowerment, and Rights

Gita Sen

ISBN 10: 0674690036 / ISBN 13: 9780674690035

Editore: Harvard University Press Jan 1994, 1994

Neuware - In this volume, scholars, policy-makers and women's health advocates suggest a new consensus on population policy directions for the 21st century, centred on health, women's empowerment, and human rights. They argue that public policy should assure the rights and well-being of people, rather than simply attempting to limit the ultimate size of the world's population. Codice articolo 9780674690035

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Population Policies Reconsidered brings together a rare combination of scholars, feminists, social activists, and policy-makers across many disciplines to critically reexamine the scientific foundation of contemporary population policies. This book explores population policy dilemmas based on the perspective of ethics, women’s empowerment and health, and human rights. The seventeen chapters are centered around the premise that the single-minded pursuit of demographic goals may not be the most effective means of achieving policy objectives―for such may lead to the abuse or violation of choice and human rights, especially of women. Rather, the book explores the alternative idea that population policies should focus on those ultimate aims of development that are linked to human reproduction―health, social empowerment, and human rights. If respectful of individuals, especially women, such policies are likely to promote better individual welfare and may well also result in desirable demographic outcomes.

Product Description: Health, Empowerment, and Rights

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Titolo: Population Policies Reconsidered : Health, ...
Casa editrice: Harvard University Press Jan 1994
Data di pubblicazione: 1994
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu