Population Bulletin (США) 10 последних выпусков

Population Bulletin - ежеквартальное издание Population Reference Bureau (США), посвященное анализу широкого круга демографических и смежных проблем - как внутриамериканских (США), так и мировых. Издается с сентября 1945 года.

Каждый выпуск Бюллетеня имеет обычно примерно 44 страницы и посвящен одной теме. Он содержит большое количество графиков и таблиц, ссылки и рекомендуемые источники по теме.

Начиная с 2000 года (с 55 тома) полный текст бюллетеня доступен в Интернете:
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Ниже приводится краткая информация о содержании бюллетеня за 2000 (том 55), 2001 (том 56) и двух первых выпусков за 2002 год (том 57).

Volume 57, No. 2 (June 2002)

Poverty in America: Beyond Welfare Reform
by Daniel T. Lichter and Martha L. Crowley.

Are America's poor better or worse off than in the past? Do persistent stereotypes and negative images of poor people match the current reality? Has welfare reform led America's poor to adopt a new or different set of values and standards of behavior? This Bulletin explores the many paradoxes of poverty in the U.S.

Volume 57, No. 1 (March 2002)

International Migration: Facing the Challenge
by Philip Martin and Jonas Widgren

This PRB report highlights the challenges brought by the movement of millions of people across national borders. Such migration has often been controversial, more so now in light of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Volume 56, No. 4 (December 2001)

Elderly Americans
by Christine L. Himes

This Population Bulletin explores the characteristics of the current older population in the United States and speculates how older Americans may differ in the future. It also looks at the impact of aging on the U.S. society and economy.

Volume 56, No. 3 (September 2001)

World Population Futures
by Brian O'Neill and Deborah Balk

This Population Bulletin explains projection methodology and discusses various approaches for expressing uncertainty. The report concludes with a discussion of what global population projections imply about the kind of world our descendents will inhabit.

Volume 56, No. 2 (June 2001)

First Glimpses From the 2000 U.S. Census
by Mary M. Kent, Kelvin M. Pollard, John Haaga, and Mark Mather

The latest census was full of surprises: The census counted nearly 7 million more people than the U.S. Census Bureau had estimated, and it still may have missed as many as 3 million. And for those minding the budget: The 2000 Census cost less than anticipated. This Population Bulletin looks at some of the major findings of the 2000 Census as of April 2001, and considers the importance of these trends not only to demographers, journalists, business people, and politicians, but to all Americans.

Volume 56, No. 1 (March 2001)

New Population Policies: Advancing Women's Health and Rights
by Lori S. Ashford

(Available in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic)

This Population Bulletin reviews the evolution of national population policies, particularly following the historic 1994 Cairo conference. It describes the new focus on improving reproductive health and women's rights and how governments have tried to incorporate this new approach in their policies and programs. The Bulletin also looks at possible new directions for population policies.

Volume 55, No. 4 (December 2000)

American Families
by Suzanne M. Bianchi and Lynne M. Casper

This Population Bulletin analyzes the American family in the latter half of the 20th century to better understand what changes in the family portend for the first half of the 21st century.

Volume 55, No. 3 (September 2000)

An Urbanizing World
by Martin P. Brockerhoff

This Population Bulletin examines sources, trends, and challenges of urban population change in less developed and more developed regions. Among more developed countries, particular attention is given to the United States.

Volume 55, No. 2 (June 2000)

America's Diversity and Growth: Signposts for the 21st Century
by Martha Farnsworth Riche

This Population Bulletin, published in June 2000, discusses many of the "signposts of the U.S. population, including robust population growth, increasing life expectancy, continued immigration, changes in the family, increased education levels, and population growth outside urban areas."

Volume 55, No. 1 (March 2000)

Attaining Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities
by Scott C. Ratzan, Gary L. Filerman, and John W. LeSar

This Population Bulletin, published in March 2000, looks at trends in health over the past century, and identifies the ways that we can pursue the goal of better global health. The authors explore the multiple factors that determine health and stress the need for action from the individual to the international level to improve health.