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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451218003321

Autore

Day Lincoln H. <1928, >

Titolo

The future of low-birthrate populations / / Lincoln H. Day

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

1-134-79909-8

0-585-45342-X

1-280-32099-0

9786610320998

0-203-43354-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 186 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

304.6/2

Soggetti

Fertility, Human - Europe

Demographic transition - Europe

Electronic books.

Europe Population policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; THE DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION; THE FUTURE OF FERTILITY AND MORTALITY; THE CHALLENGE OF NUMERICAL DECLINE AND OLDER AGE STRUCTURE: PART 1. FINANCES AND THE PROVISION OF CARE; THE CHALLENGE OF NUMERICAL DECLINE AND OLDER AGE STRUCTURE: PART 2. HOUSEHOLDS, LABOR FORCE, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND BEHAVIOR; POLICY ALTERNATIVES: DEMOGRAPHIC; SOME COMPENSATIONS IN THE TREND TOWARD OLDER AGE STRUCTURES AND NUMERICAL DECLINES; POLICY ALTERNATIVES: NONDEMOGRAPHIC; CONCLUSION; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Lincoln Day assesses the demographic situation, the likely policy alternatives, the significance of future changes in fertility and mortality rates and analyses the likely losses and gains attendant upon an ageing, dwindling people.