This paper points out that virtually all growth in the global labor force in the coming decades will occur in countries that rank poorly in governance criteria. These countries are likely to face extremely large youth cohorts, but lack the ability to provide the education and attract the...

The 19th century saw the explosive growth of a gap in per capita income between the First and Third World that has become known as the Great Divergence. In the twentieth century, the Great Divergence continued until the early 1970s, then in the late 1980s it was replaced by the Great Convergence...

This Handbook offers an array of internationally recognized experts' essays that provide a current and comprehensive examination of all dimensions of international population policies. The book examines the theoretical foundations, the historical and empirical evidence for policy formation, the...