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The fifth freedom; an essay review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Abstract

The greatest problem of civilization is the inexorable growth in population. This essay examines the problems in the context of two recent books concerned with the development of birth control pills.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 1993

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