Global Population in Transition
This book deals with macro and micro aspects of population change and their inter-face with socio-economic factors and impact. It examines theoretical notions and pursues their empirical manifestations and uses multidisciplinary approaches to population c
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al Population in Transition
Global Population in Transition
Jo. M. Martins Fei Guo David A. Swanson •
Global Population in Transition
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Jo. M. Martins Department of Marketing and Management Macquarie University Sydney, NSW Australia
David A. Swanson Department of Sociology University of California Riverside Riverside, CA USA
Fei Guo Department of Marketing and Management Macquarie University Sydney, NSW Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-77361-2 ISBN 978-3-319-77362-9 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77362-9
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Preface
Purpose Population growth and transition are of major concern to policy makers, managers in the public and private sectors, academics and students, as well as to the population at large. The purpose of this book is to provide insights into the multifaceted nature of issues related to population growth conditioned by the environment in which people live, and the on-going evolution of human activity that changes not just social and economic relationships and organisation but also living conditions and the environment.
Organisation The chapters in the book are organised to offer complementary perspectives of the world’s population transition as it affects societies in regions with different and evolving population characteristics at various stages of development. It deals with population growth and the evolving nature of human activity, which affect social relationships, organisation and also work, standards of living and the environment. The first chapter p
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