Our Shrinking Planet by Massimo Livi-Bacci PAPERBACK 9781509515844

Our Shrinking Planet\nby Massimo Livi-Bacci\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Massimo Livi-Bacci\nTitle: Our Shrinking Planet\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Population and demography\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2017\nISBN-13: 9781509515844\nISBN-10: 1509515844\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nIn the space of another generation, the population of the earth will rise by 2.5 billion. Yet the real problem we face is not so much the increase in numbers as the fact that growth will be highly uneven. Whereas rich countries will see aging populations with little growth, populations in poor countries will double or even triple, having a much higher percentage of young people. \nAgainst this backdrop, demographer Massimo Livi Bacci examines the implicatio.