Encyclopedia of Global Population and Demographics

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-1-57958-180-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 974 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 2993 g

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.

Zielgruppe

General, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ciment, James

Ness, Immanuel

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Immanuel Ness, Brooklyn College, City University of New York. James Ciment, New School University., Immanuel Ness