The East Asian countries are currently experiencing declining fertility rates and aging of their populations. The demographic transition is beginning to affect various societal functions, and increasing international migrants are becoming one of the responses to the transition, despite the...

Deutsche Kleinstädte sind in demographischer Hinsicht eine vielfältige Siedlungskategorie. Es gibt wachsende und schrumpfende Kleinstädte, Kleinstädte sind Quelle und Ziel von Binnen- und internationalen Wanderungen. Es gibt Städte mit einer vergleichsweise jungen Bevölkerung und...

The informal sector makes up an overwhelming share of both gross domestic product and total employment in Africa. In this paper, we lay out some of the basic characteristics of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa, relevant institutions, and development issues. Proposed policy approaches...