Population trends in Europe's poorest country: Results of the most recent census of Moldova

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 480-495

  Rowland, Richard H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chi in u; Demographic trends; Emigration; Moldova; Transnistria; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ETHNICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; POST-COMMUNISM; URBANIZATION;

MOLDOVA;

EID: 76149103920     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.50.3.480     Document Type: Article

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