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  3. In most parts of the world, the relation between population and resources is

In most parts of the world, the relation between population and resources is

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问题     In most parts of the world, the relation between population and resources is already unfavorable and will probably become even more unfavorable in the future. This growing poverty constitutes a【B1】______menace not only to peace, but also to democratic institutions and personal liberty. An【B2】______relationship between numbers and resources tends to make the earning of a living almost intolerably difficult. The individual【B3】______work long hours for little pay. No surplus of accumulated purchasing power stands between him and the cruelty of【B4】______nature. Democracy is, among other things, the ability to say "no" to the boss. But a man cannot say "no" to the boss, unless he is sure of being able to eat when the boss’s favor has been【B5】______. And he cannot be certain of his next meal unless he owns the means of producing enough wealth for his family to live on, or has been able to accumulate a surplus out of past【B6】______, or has a chance of moving to virgin territories, where he can【B7】______. In an overcrowded country, very few people own enough to make them financially independent; very few are in a position to accumulate purchasing power; and there is no free land. Moreover, in any country where population【B8】______hard upon natural resources, the general economic situation【B9】______be so uncertain. As a result, government control of capital and labor, production and consumption becomes【B10】______It is no accident that the 20th century should be the century of highly centralized governments and dictatorships; it had to be so for the simple reason that the 20th century is the century of global overcrowding. [br] 【B9】
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