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The end of world population growth in the 21st century : new challenges for human capital formation and sustainable development
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This volume aims to provide new ways of thinking about population trends in the 21st century. [from publisher's advertisement].
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- Creator
- edited by Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergei Scherbov
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2004
- Physical Details
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- x, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1844070891, 9781844070893, 1844070999, 9781844070992
- OCLC
- ocm53485199
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contrasting perceptions of the demographic future: from 'population explosion' to 'gray dawn' / Wolfgang Lutz and Warren C. Sanderson -- The continuing demographic transition / Wolfgang Lutz and Warren C. Sanderson -- Antecedents / Wolfgang Lutz and Warren C. Sanderson -- Structure of the volume / Wolfgang Lutz and Warren C. Sanderson -- Why do we need new forecasts? / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- Our approach to population forecasting / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- Summary of arguments and specific assumptions / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- The future population of the world and its uncertainty / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- The population of world regions and their uncertainties / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- Regional population shares / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- Comparison with other world population forecasts / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov -- Postscript: the latest UN long range projections / Wolfgang Lutz, Warren C. Sanderson, and Sergi Scherbov