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Fatal MisconceptionMatthew Connelly

Fatal Misconception

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From the Publisher: Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the world doubled once, and then again, well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the "quality of life." This movement eventually spanned the globe and carried out a series of astonishing experiments, from banning Asian immigration to paying poor people to be sterilized. Supported by affluent countries, foundations, and non-governmental organizations, the population control movement…

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4 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Belknap Press · 528 pages · 9780674024236
  • Other · English · 2010
    Harvard University Press · 9780674262768
  • Other · English · 2009
    Harvard University Press · 544 pages · 9780674029835
  • Other · English · 2009
    Harvard University Press · 544 pages · 9780674034600
Socioeconomic FactorsBevölkerungspolitikDemographieRelations internationalesOverpopulationAspect économiquePopulation policyÜbervölkerung