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Population forecasting and planning: Some philosophical issues

✍ Scribed by Elizabeth W. Moen

Publisher
Springer
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
621 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-5923

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✦ Synopsis

The preceding article by Isserman and Fisher is considered with regard to the question of active versus passive population forecasting and planning. The reasons are examined for the difference between my position, as outlined in my article earlier in this issue, and that of Isserman and Fisher.

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