| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 714 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-Title; About IIASA; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 How Education Drives Demography and Knowledge Informs Projections; 3 Future Fertility in Low Fertility Countries; 4 Future Fertility in High Fertility Countries; 5 Future Mortality in Low Mortality Countries; 6 Future Mortality in High Mortality Countries; 7 The Future of International Migration; 8 Future Education Trends; 9 Data and Methods; 10 The Rise of Global Human Capital and the End of World Population Growth |
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11 Re-measuring Twenty-first Century Population Ageing12 Alternative Scenarios in the Context of Sustainable Development; Epilogue; Appendix I: Forecasting Mortality Convergence up to 2100; Appendix II; Index |
| Summary |
Using a selection of continent-wide datasets, this book provides an in-depth analysis of past trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and education. It examines relevant theories and identifies key determining factors to emphasize alternative trends in human capital |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Population forecasting.
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Educational attainment -- Forecasting
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Educational attainment -- Statistics
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Human capital -- Forecasting
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Human capital -- Statistics
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Education -- Demographic aspects.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography.
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Education -- Demographic aspects.
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Educational attainment.
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Human capital.
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Human capital -- Forecasting.
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Population forecasting.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lutz, Wolfgang, editor
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Butz, William P., editor
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KC, Samir, editor
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| ISBN |
9780192542830 |
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0192542834 |
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