%0 Generic %1 nielsen2015demographic %A Nielsen, Ron W. %D 2015 %K contradicted demography theory %T Demographic Transition Theory Contradicted Repeatedly by Data %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.00471 %X In the absence of convincing evidence, data for Sweden and Mauritius are used in academic publications to illustrate the Demographic Transition Theory. These data are closely examined and found to be in clear contradiction of this theory. Demographic Transition Theory is also contradicted by the best available data for England. Other examples of contradicting evidence are also discussed. This article is for demographers but even more importantly it is for teachers, lecturers and university professors who might not be aware of the long-lasting and serious problems with the Demographic Transition Theory, making it obsolete.

@misc{nielsen2015demographic, abstract = {In the absence of convincing evidence, data for Sweden and Mauritius are used in academic publications to illustrate the Demographic Transition Theory. These data are closely examined and found to be in clear contradiction of this theory. Demographic Transition Theory is also contradicted by the best available data for England. Other examples of contradicting evidence are also discussed. This article is for demographers but even more importantly it is for teachers, lecturers and university professors who might not be aware of the long-lasting and serious problems with the Demographic Transition Theory, making it obsolete.}, added-at = {2015-10-06T10:10:05.000+0200}, author = {Nielsen, Ron W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/267afc777bf0fe142997d45f92bdc6c88/ronwnielsen}, description = {Demographic Transition Theory Contradicted Repeatedly by Data}, interhash = {d42c9db4fcb7aa25edc97fd5c1fcc1b0}, intrahash = {67afc777bf0fe142997d45f92bdc6c88}, keywords = {contradicted demography theory}, note = {cite arxiv:1510.00471Comment: 19 pages, 6 figures, 7763 words}, timestamp = {2015-10-06T10:10:05.000+0200}, title = {Demographic Transition Theory Contradicted Repeatedly by Data}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.00471}, year = 2015 }