World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Review from previous edition Provides an excellent summary of the state of the discipline, as it concerns itself with the determinants of fertility, mortality, migration, the changing population composition by education, and the meaning of age. * Roderic Beaujot, University of Western Ontario, Canadian Studies in Population *
Projections of the educational composition of adult populations is the major achievement of this book. Opinions will vary on whether education should be routinely added to demographic projections but there is no doubting that this contribution of Lutz and colleagues will prove useful in education and manpower planning. * John Cleland, Population Studies *
This is a path-breaking book which signals the ever-increasing importance of education to demography, economics and the delivery of equal opportunities and fair outcomes. * The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, UN Special Envoy for Global Education *
This monumental, pioneering volume proselytizes for a new trinity of fundamentals of demography: age, sex, and education. If this book succeeds in its mission, as I hope it will, the future will look different, not only for the science of demography, but also for all people's lives. * Professor Joel E. Cohen, The Rockefeller University and Columbia University, New York *
This is a valuable guide to data, analysis, and expert opinion bearing on the world's demographic future. Particularly instructive is the consistent focus on the transformative role of educational progress. * Professor Samuel H. Preston, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia *
This book on human numbers and the quality of lives will deservedly become our first port of call whenever we seek to understand our past and our possible futures. It is simply a monumental piece of work. * Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom *