Demographic Mesofacts 04/19/2010
The World's New Numbers, by Martin Walker, in last year's Wilson Quarterly, discusses an astonishing number of demographic mesofacts. For example: "The various demographic changes I have described arrived with remarkable speed. At the turn of this century, the conventional wisdom among demographers was that the population of Europe was in precipitous decline, the Islamic world was in the grip of a population explosion, and Africa’s population faced devastation by HIV/AIDS. Only a handful of scholars questioned the idea that the Chinese would outnumber all other groupsfor decades or even centuries to come. In fact, however, the latest UN projections suggest that China’s population, now 1.3 billion, will increase slowly through 2030 but may then be reduced to half that number by the end of the century." The whole article is well worth a read. (thanks to Helen) CommentsJB 04/19/2010 08:15
Having never heard of the Wilson Quarterly, nor being a demographer (just a geek for this sort of thing), is there any legit way to read the article without giving them money? 04/19/2010 09:55
Ugh. It used to be available for everyone but now seems to be behind a paywall. I don't see a freely available way to read the article. Leave a Reply | ArchivesMarch 2010 Categories |
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