Topics covered include the data explosion, the transformation of attitudes toward fertility control, fertility determinants, population forecasts, mortality determinants, research into indirect estimation and the biosocial aspects of reproduction, and historical demography. A final section considers the future of demographers. Some wishes for the 21st century. The author examines the future of demography by stressing the importance of the past. He first summarizes the main developments in demography from the time of John Graunt to the present day.
Consideration is given both to developments in demographic methodology and in data availability.
The value of improving data on change of residence is noted. WFS seminar on collection and analysis of data on community and institutional factors, 20-23 June 1983, edited by John B. Casterline. New York, New York. The author describes the state of demography in developing countries during their period of nationalism and decolonization, outlines the establishment of U.N. centers in the third world for teaching demography and training demographers, and assesses the results. Internationale Spectator, Vol.