| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 714 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
|
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Population forecasting.
|
|
Population forecasting. |
|
Educational attainment -- Forecasting.
|
|
Educational attainment. |
|
Forecasting. |
|
Educational attainment -- Statistics.
|
| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
|
| Subject |
Human capital -- Forecasting.
|
|
Human capital -- Forecasting. |
|
Human capital -- Statistics.
|
|
Education -- Demographic aspects.
|
|
Education -- Demographic aspects. |
|
Human capital. |
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
|
Statistics.
|
| Added Author |
Lutz, Wolfgang, editor.
|
|
Butz, William P., editor.
|
|
KC, Samir, editor.
|
| Spine Title |
World population & human capital in the twenty-first century : an overview |
| Added Title |
World population and human capital in the 21st century |
| Other Form: |
Print version: World population and human capital in the twenty-first century. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017 0198813422 (OCoLC)988380918 |
| ISBN |
9780192542830 (electronic book) |
|
0192542834 (electronic book) |
|
0198813422 |
|
9780198813422 |
|
9780198703167 (hardback) |
|
