Life support fails

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In 1998 the UN released its biennial population update reducing the projected world population for 2050 from 9.4 billion to 8.9 billion. Regions where death rates are rising are sub-Saharan Africa and the India subcontinent where the specific threats are the HIV epidemic, water shortages, and decreasing cropland per person. The UN looks to expanding international reproductive health and family planning assistance as food shortages will accompany the population growth in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Pakistan.

Author: Brown, Lester
Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 1999
Forecasts and trends, Social policy, Environmental aspects, HIV infection, HIV infections, United Nations, Population policy

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Ugly things can happen

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This article discusses the slow down of the world economy since 2000, focusing on the US, Japan and Europe. Issues include weaknesses in the global economy, the possibility of recession and the ability of governments to deal with it.

Author: Buitler, Willem H.
Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2001
World, United States, Analysis, Europe, Japan, International Monetary Fund, International aspects, Economic policy, International economic relations, Fiscal policy, Business cycles

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