![]() In much of the developed and developing world that decline is already underway as urbanisation women’s empowerment and waning religiosity lead to smaller and smaller families. This time however we’re thinning ourselves deliberately by choosing to have fewer babies than we need to replace ourselves. ![]() Throughout history depopulation was the product of catastrophe: ice ages plagues the collapse of civilizations. Rather than growing exponentially they argue the global population is headed for a steep decline. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different kind of alarm. For half a century statisticians pundits and politicians have warned that a burgeoning planetary population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources. **A SUNDAY TIMES MUST-READ** ‘Riveting and vitally important’ – Steven Pinker ‘A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change’ – Anjana Ahuja New Statesman Empty Planet offers a radical provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline dramatically reshaping the social political and economic landscape. ![]() Reading Together – Books for Book Groups.Meg Mason and Esther Freud – Author Event.A Year in Books – Reading Subscriptions.Women’s Prize Shortlist – Discounted Bundle. ![]()
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