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Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World

The study of populations and demographics is explained in detail in this introductory series by Professor David Coleman, Professor of Demography. Using statistics gathered from censuses, parish record... Read more

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02. Numbering the people: the Census, Vital Registration and Population Registers

02. Numbering the people: the Census, Vital Registration and Population Registers

Professor David Coleman gives the second lecture on Demographics, where he looks at different ways in which governments ... Read more

26 Oct 2012

51mins

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01. Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century

01. Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century

Professor David Coleman gives the first lecture in his Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World series. He de... Read more

26 Oct 2012

51mins

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11. Does Government belong in the bedroom?

11. Does Government belong in the bedroom?

There are many examples, from the ancient world to Nazi Germany, of attempts to protect or to increase the birth rate an... Read more

18 Jul 2012

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10. Who's afraid of population decline?

10. Who's afraid of population decline?

Fear of population decline has haunted states ever since states existed. Population size was the basis of the power, sec... Read more

16 Jul 2012

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09. Bringing down the birth rate - family planning in the developing world

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08. After the demographic transition in the developing world

08. After the demographic transition in the developing world

Fertility in all but 12 countries in the world is now falling. Where will it stop? In this talk, Prof David Coleman look... Read more

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07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives

07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives

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06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations

06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations

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05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others

05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others

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04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends

04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends

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