The Growth of World Population -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- Conclusions -- World Population Problems -- THE GROWTH OF WORLD POPULATION -- POPULATION GROWTH IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD -- THE REDUCTION OF FERTILITY AND MORTALITY IN WESTERN EUROPE SINCE 1800 -- DECLINING FERTILITY AND MORTALITY IN OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED AREAS -- POPULATION TRENDS IN LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- POPULATION TRENDS AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES -- Social Factors -- Familial factors -- Personal factors -- Attitudinal factors -- Communication factors -- Organizational factors -- Economic factors -- Bio-Medical Factors -- METHODS CURRENTLY MOST PROMISING -- Inhibition of ovulation -- Antizygotic agents -- Antispermatogenic agents -- Intra-uterine devices -- METHODS OF FUTURE PROMISE -- Inhibition of implantation -- Control of hypothalamic factors -- Immunologic procedures -- Detection of ovulation -- Summary Statement.