The End of World Population Growth in the 21st Century: New Challenges for Human Capital Formation and Sustainable Development (Population and Sustainable Development)

by WolfgangLutz (Editor), SergeiScherbov (Editor), WarrenSanderson (Editor)

• New

  Illustrated
  2004

  $41.64

  The 20th century was the century of explosive population growth; in contrast, the 21st century is likely to see the end of world population growth and become the century of population aging. This book presents fresh evidence about our demographic future and provides a framework for understanding the underlying unity in this diversity.