Growing gap in population dynamics, closing the gap in population size: the European Union and the United States compared References

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Geografie 2018, 123, 37-62

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2018123010037

Growing gap in population dynamics, closing the gap in population size: the European Union and the United States compared

Jiřina Kocourková¹, Luděk Šídlo¹, Martin Novák¹, Luděk Sýkora²

¹Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Prague, Czechia
²Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, Czechia

Received January 2017
Accepted July 2017

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