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The setting: demographic mosaic of the Asia Pacific region — issues defining the future
Author(s) -
Hull Terence H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8373.00042
Subject(s) - mosaic , fertility , setter , population , geography , development economics , economic growth , political science , economics , demography , sociology , archaeology
The Asia Pacific region is demographically extremely diverse, with respect to both the sizes of national populations and the processes that determine population growth. Nevertheless, it is clear that in the 1990s development planning needs primarily to confront the implications not of continued high fertility, but of often rapid fertility decline to as yet uncertain levels. This paper briefly discusses these themes as a scene‐setter for the papers which follow.