The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy … - John Holdren

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John Holdren

The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much more equitable distribution of wealth than in the present one. Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential if a decent life is to be provided for every human being.

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There exists ample authority under which population growth could be regulated. . . It has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.

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The development of a long-term sterilizing capsule that could be implanted under the skin and removed when pregnancy is desired opens additional possibilities for coercive fertility control. The capsule could be implanted at puberty and might be removable, with official permission, for a limited number of births.

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A program of sterilizing women after their second or third child, despite the relatively greater difficulty of the operation than vasectomy, might be easier to implement than trying to sterilize men.

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If some individuals contribute to general social deterioration by overproducing children, and if the need is compelling, they can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility — just as they can be required to exercise responsibility in their resource-consumption patterns — providing they are not denied equal protection

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A massive campaign must be launched to restore a high-quality environment in North America and to de-develop the United States. . . De-development means bringing our economic system (especially patterns of consumption) into line with the realities of ecology and the global resource situation. . . Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential, if a decent life is to be provided for every human being.

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