(January 2002) The current economic crisis in Argentina is almost certain to affect migration patterns in Latin America. Historically a relatively wealthy nation, Argentina has long been a magnet for workers from its poorer neighbors.
Government policymakers and planners around the world use population projections to gauge future demand for food, water, energy, and services, and to forecast future demographic characteristics.
(2001) The United States is in the midst of a profound demographic change: the rapid aging of its population. The 2000 Census counted nearly 35 million people in the United States 65 years of age or older, about one of every eight Americans.
(Novembre 2001) Dans un rapport publié en 2001 par Amnesty International, une psychologue et assistante sociale ukrainienne de 27 ans raconte qu’elle a été vendue en Israël.
(October 2001) For the first time, more half of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by the end of this decade.
(October 2001) What will the future inhabitants of the world be like? How many will there be, and what kind of world will they live in?
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(2001) Disability is an ambiguous demographic, but one that is unambiguously increasing. Socioeconomic trends such as aging and other factors have contributed to the growth of the population categorized as disabled, making disability an important issue for policymakers, even though its definition is often a point of contention.
(September 2001) Two decades into the AIDS epidemic in North America, the face of AIDS is darker and increasingly female.
(Juillet 2001) Les enfants vivant dans les pays industrialisés aujourd’hui habitent un monde complètement différent de celui des générations passées.
(July 2001) Results from the 2000 Census have placed the issue of immigration front and center in U.S.