An America challenged : population change and the future of the United States /: population change and the future of the United States. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steven H. Murdock, Texas A & M University.
• Authors: Murdock, Steve H
• Contents: Intro; Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Implications of Future Population Change in America: The Rationale and Scope for an Assessment; Focus, Rationale, and Intended Uses for the Work; Topical Organization of the Text; Limitations of the Book; Conclusion; Part One: The Demographic Context of Change in America; Chapter 2: America's Demographic Past: Setting the Framework for the Future; The International Context of Population Change in the United States An Overview of Demographic Change in the United StatesSummary and Implications of Current U.S. Population Patterns; Chapter 3: America's Future Population: Analyzing Alternative Demographic Futures; The Methods and Assumptions Underlying Population Projections; Projections of the Future Population of the United States; Alternative Projections of the U.S. Population; Summary and Implications of Future Population Change in the United States; Part Two: The Implications of Population: Change for America's Future; Chapter 4: The Labor Force: Implications for America's Competitiveness Historical Trends in the Labor ForceThe Future Size and Characteristics of the Labor Force of the United States; Implications of Future Changes in the Labor Force of the United States; Summary and Implications of Future Labor-Force Change in the United States; Chapter 5: Population Change, Household Structure, and Income and Poverty in America; The Linkages Between Demographic and Economic Factors; Future Patterns of Household Change; Implications of Population Change for Income and Poverty in America; Summary and Implications of Demographic Change for Income and Poverty Chapter 6: Demographic Change and Business in AmericaImplications for Consumer Expenditures and Discretionary Income; Implications for Selected Business Sectors; Summary and Implications of Demographic Change for American Business; Chapter 7: Population Change, Services, Revenues, and Expenditures; Education and Health Service Needs: Past and Present; Future Education and Health Care Needs; Implications of Population Change for Education and Health Care; Implications for Public Costs and Revenues; Summary and Implications of Population Change for Services, Taxes, and Revenues Chapter 8: Summary, Conclusions, and ImplicationsSummary of Major Findings; General Implications for American Society; Conclusion: Knowing the Future Is Impossible, but Assessing It Is Essential; Notes; Reference Tables; References; About the Book and Author; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 304.609731; Population forecasting -- United States; Prévision démographique -- États-Unis; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography; Population; Population forecasting; Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Demographie; Prévision démographique -- Etats-Unis; Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Toekomstverwachtingen; United States -- Population; États-Unis -- Population; United States; USA; États-Unis -- Population; Etats-Unis -- Population; USA; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429970863; 0429970862; 9780429981944; 0429981945
• Related ISBNs: 9780813318080
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 27, 2018).
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