The future faces of war population and national security
Title:
The future faces of war population and national security
Author:
Sciubba, Jennifer Dabbs.
ISBN:
9780313364952
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Publication Information:
Westport, CT : Praeger Security International, c2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Series:
The changing face of war
Changing face of war.
General Note:
Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 16, 2010).
Contents:
A framework for demography and national security -- Youth and youthful age structures -- Population aging -- Transitional age structures -- Migration and internally displaced persons -- Urbanization and urban areas -- Other challenges of composition -- Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century.
Abstract:
The main purpose of this book is to describe the national security implications of demographic trends. Specifically, it recommends an approach for systematically including population variables in assessments of national security; identifies and describes the trends most likely to pose challenges and opportunities for national security; and, forecasts how these trends are likely to develop in tandem with other political, economic, and social trends.
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Electronic Access:
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