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At the end of the 20th century nearly all developed nations have become countries of immigration, absorbing growing numbers of immigrants not only from developed regions, but …
The main demographic revoulution in modern history has been the increased survival of children - the gradual elimination of the biological waste linked to the high mortality of the …
In both developed and developing countries, the elderly have enjoyed significant declines in mortality and increased survival. At the same time, these trends have also given rise …
This text examines a central issue in understanding changes in demographic patterns and the labour market - the increased participation of women in the workforce and how the nature …
This compendium of nineteen chapters, written by South Asia scholars and international authorities in the field of population, provides an overview of a range of issues surrounding …
This book deals with the important subject of famine demography. It contains case studies of the demography of historical and more recent famines in locations as far apart as …
Using a mixture of economic and demographic analysis, this book studies the changing patterns of family formation over the last twenty years. A strength of the book is the data and …
This book is a collection of papers by leading scholars whose research concerns economic transfers between generations. The issues addressed have great relevance to demographic …
There is general consensus among the international population community that the commitment achieved at the International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994) to …
This volume challenges the orthodox position on two of the main themes in fertility transition studies: the inevitable link between fewer children and quality of life and the focus …