Beschreibung:
This up-to-date and comprehensive encyclopedia focuses on the population in each of the 194 countries of the world. Emphasis is on the world's population at the end of the twentieth century and on predictions for the next fifty years. This will be the authoritative source of information for students, scholars, librarians, government officials, and journalists.
PART ONE: ESSAYS 1. Introduction to Demography 2. Demography, Resources, and the Environment 3. General Population and Vital Statistics 4. The Demography of Families and Households 5. Demography and Cultural Identity 6. The Demography of Labor and the Economy 7. The Demography of Migration 8. The Demography of Transportation and Communications 9. The Demography of Health Care and Education PART TWO: TABLES How to Use the Tables; Table Bibliography and Sources 1. World Data, Graphs, and Tables 2. The Regions of the World: Data, Graphs and Tables 3. The Countries of the World, Statistical Tables: Afghanistan to Zimbabwe