Title:	Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries
Authors:	Hans Groth Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Keywords:	Muslim Countries
Issue Date:	2012
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	Demographic change and unprecedented population dynamics are a global phe- nomenon affecting both the developed and the developing world. This inevitable change, however, does not simply involve the size of a given nation’s population – it also entails a new relationship between generations, one that on a national level presents challenges related to the economy, wealth, health, political governance, and social structures. Such demographic change can also affect relations between individual nations and regions, creating new alliances and increasing the influence of some countries while decreasing the power of others. How then will the various actors respond? To answer this question, we first recognize that demographic development and planning for a country’s future – both in economic and social terms – is characterized by one important feature: it focuses not merely on the future but on long-term outcomes over periods far beyond those usually considered. At the time of writing, as is abundantly evident from the pervasive coverage in newspapers, journals, and electronic media, European countries are increasingly concerned about the ageing and shrinking of their continent’s population. Westerners, however, tend to know considerably less about the unfolding demographics in other parts of the world, especially in Muslim countries. Yet if we want to grasp the global demographic challenges, we need to know as much as possible about all these changes in an increasingly globalized world.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/51122
ISBN:	978-3-642-27881-5
Appears in Collections:	Population Studies

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