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Responding to those who argue that resources spent saving lives in impoverished and overpopulated regions are wasted, Klaus Leisinger and Karin Schmitt set forth the components of strategies that can bring down birth rates in an ethically acceptable way. They explain that development must: foster a political, legal, and economic environment that supports human development focus on the satisfaction of basic human needs improve the social status of women All Our People provides an in-depth, balanced treatment of such factors as human consumption patterns, the ethical issues surrounding population policy, and the role of women in development issues. The authors consider the wide range of conditions necessary to mitigate problems associated with population growth and the environment, including reformed attitudes and behavior patterns among people in industrial countries as well as global changes in economic, social, and political structures."

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Leisinger (Univ. of Basel, Switzerland) and Schmitt (Ciba-Geigy Foundation) argue that policy on limiting population growth and fostering modernity must incorporate economic, social, political, and ecological changes that reduce poverty, injustice, inequality, and human suffering, while guaranteeing sustainable development. The introduction defines development, modernity, and governance and specifies the authors' values on economic, social, political, and ecological change. Remaining chapters explore the complexity of practical and ethical issues involved in reducing population, enhancing development, and preserving the environment while simultaneously safeguarding the rights of people. The authors oppose the traditional triage mentality of coping with population growth in developing nations; instead they advocate a humane population policy that rests on cooperation. Long on rhetoric, but short on solutions, the book is clearly written and well documented with detailed endnotes. The bibliography is extensive, using many international sources. Subject/author indexes are adequate. The argument will appeal especially to undergraduates in demography, environmental studies, and social sciences who believe that democratization is an acceptable scientific enterprise. D.W. Hastings; University of Tennesee at Knoxville