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Contents
- 1. Demography is destiny … or not
- 2. From 55,000 to 7 billion
- 3. The fathers of demographic thought
- 4. The entrance of statistics and mathematical models
- 5. The drivers
- 6. The demographic transition—centrepiece of demography
- 7. A demographer’s toolbox
- 8. Population pyramids and projections
- 9. Sub-disciplines arise
- 10. Population policies and future challenges
