The Future and Its Challenges

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

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Authors and Affiliations

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

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