Harnessing LDC farmers to the money economy

By the year 2,000 the world's population will total six billion persons. They will have to coexist on a planet where resources are limited, however ingenious man's use of them may be. Facing these facts, some planners are considering seriously the concept of triage, under which some sections of the earth, and the people living in them, are written off because it seems impossible to save them and still maintain a sustainable society for the rest of the planet. The triage concept is touted as the hardheaded ability to set priorities. However, we find this attitude morally repugnant, socially indefensible, politically dangerous, and economically irrational.