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Front Matter (R1-R20)

Executive Summary (1-14)

Introduction (15-36)

The Accuracy of Past Projections (37-52)

Transitional Fertility (53-82)

Posttransition Fertility (83-113)

Mortality (114-155)

International Migration (156-187)

The Uncertainty of Population Forecasts (188-217)

Biographical Sketches (218-224)

Index (225-236)

Appendix A: Computer Software Packages for Projecting Population (237-253)

Appendix B: Accuracy of Population Projections from the 1970s to the 1990s (254-302)

Appendix C: Predicting the Pace of Fertility Decline (303-314)

Appendix D: The Effect of Projection Error in Life Expectancy (315-317)

Appendix E: Simluating Migration Projections (318-325)

Appendix F: Estimating Expected Errors from Past Errors (326-348)