Population policy in the era of globalisation: a case of reproductive imperialism

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Title:	Population policy in the era of globalisation: a case of reproductive imperialism
Author:	Kuumba, Bahati
Year:	2001
Periodical:	Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity
Issue:	48
Pages:	22-30
Language:	English
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	African Americans population policy global economy women
External link:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10130950.2001.9675945
Abstract:	The reproductive labour of African and African diaspora women has served as a 'frontier' for the colonial invasion, labour exploitation, and wealth accumulation that has culminated in the current era of globalization. Critics of current population policy argue that the contemporary philosophy and approaches to population growth are linked to the development of a global system of racialized and patriarchal capitalist relations. The manipulation of population growth is increasingly tied to the access of transnational corporations to the world's resources, cheap labour pools, and accumulated profit in the era of globalization. This paper offers a historical race, class, and gender critique of population policy using women of African descent in two locations: South Africa and the USA. It further explores the relationship between repressive policy, or 'reproductive imperialism', and the increasing polarization of resources within and between the nations of the world. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract]