"For much of its history, human population growth increased at a glacial pace. The demographic rate only soared about 200 years ago, climaxing in the period 1950-2000. In that 50-year span, the population grew more than it had in the previous 5000 years. Though these raw numbers are impressive,...

The Article examines the concept of the right to development in the context of the Third World. The Article examines how developing countries, in particular, can balance economic growth with basic human needs and human rights, It also considers the consequences for the new millenniun of the near...