title: Research policy and review 26:  where does the United States stand in the global resource scarcity debate?
abstract: "U.S. policy on world resources and population underwent a drastic shift between the 1970s and 1980s.  Underlying this shift were deep and persistent divisions among social scientists and policy scientists who are students of the global resource scarcity hypothesis.  This article consists of a brief review of the history of the debate between those who believe that resources are becoming increasingly scarce and those who do not.  Major focuses include the ambiguities of scarcity measures, and economic literature such as The Limits to Growth, Global 2000, the critique of Julian Simon, and The Resourceful Earth."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005376:Financial Management; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006295:Health Resources; D009656:North America; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012942:Social Sciences; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Carrying Capacity; Critique; Demography; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Environment; Financial Activities; Literature Review; Natural Resources; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Policy--changes; Population Policy--changes; Population Theory; Resource Allocation; Resources; Social Policy; Social Sciences; United States; World