The Changing Canadian Population
Will be published approx. on 10. January 2011
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-7735-3793-4 (ISBN)
Description
Current social and economic changes in Canada raise many questions. Will Canada's education system be able to maintain its competitiveness when faced with increasing globalization? Will the growing numbers of immigrants and their children be successfully integrated? How will Canada's social institutions respond to a rapidly aging population? The Changing Canadian Population assembles answers from many of Canada's most distinguished scholars, who reassess the current state of society and Canada's preparedness for the challenges of the future.
Reviews / Votes
"The editors deserve praise for producing a fairly comprehensive and well-integrated volume and concise introductory overview of its contents. An indispensable resource for policy makers, researchers, and students alike. Summing Up: Highly recommended." Choice "With its ethnically diverse, ageing and geographically distributed population, Canada provides a fascinating case study of contemporary population issues. The Changing Canadian Population is a timely intervention in the field. Drawing together contributiMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
44 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7735-3793-4 (9780773537934)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Barry Edmonston | Eric Fong
The Changing Canadian Population
E-Book
09/2014
1st Edition
McGill-Queen's University Press
€89.99
Available for download
Persons
Barry Edmonston is a research professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria. Eric Fong is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto.