Sources for Syrian demographic trends and development; population growth - natural increase, mortality rates and life expectancy, marriage and divorce, economic consequences of high rates of natural increase, contraceptive use; the spatial distribution of the population - rural-to-urban migration, economic consequences of the rapid urbanization process); Syrian migration abroad; demographic policies of the Syrian authorities; demography - economy and political change under Asad.
Onn Winckler
"A fine study . . . unearths many interesting and curious facts."
--Middle East Quarterly
"The strength of this book lies in its straightforward presentation
of a multitude of Syrian demographic statistics and trends. The
text is clear and jargon-free, and the sources are meticulously
documented." --Regional Studies
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