Global Population in Transition pp 345-358 | Cite as

The Future and Its Challenges

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• Fei Guo
• David A. Swanson

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Abstract

Population momentum will ensure that the world population will continue to grow throughout the 21st century.

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Authors and Affiliations

• Jo. M. Martins
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• Fei Guo
  • 1
• David A. Swanson
  • 2

1. 1.Department of Marketing and ManagementMacquarie UniversitySydneyAustralia
2. 2.Department of SociologyUniversity of California RiversideRiversideUSA