European Populations: Unity in Diversity

A selection of presentations from the 1999 European Population Conference, which convened in The Hague from 30 August to 3 September on behalf of the European Association for Population Studies (IUSSP), The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), Statistics Netherlands (SN), and The Netherlands Demographic Society (NVD). Europe is facing major and challenging demographic issues that, to a large extent, will shape its future. These challenges formed the basis for On the threshold of the third millennium, selecting special underlyin g themes for the plenary sessions at the conference. Four population experts were invited to present their views. Written versions of their presentations form the contents of this book. Dirk van de Kaa describes Europe and its population. Henri Leridon addresses the question "How do Europeans plan their families?". Giuseppe Gesano considers the relationship between demographic trends and the labour market, and Marek Ososki writes about Europe's modern international migration history.