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UNINA9910787677403321 |
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Titolo |
Fertility and public policy : how to reverse the trend of declining birth rates / / edited by Noriyuki Takayama and Martin Werding |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-29512-1 |
0-262-29565-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fertility, Human - Economic aspects |
Family policy - Economic aspects |
Birth control - Government policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1 Fertility and Public Policy; 2 The Economics of the Family and Its Policy Implications; 3 Low Fertility and Population Aging in Germany and Japan; 4 Effects of Public Policies and Labor Market on the Fertility of Japanese Women; 5 On the Persistence of Low Birth Rates in Japan; 6 An Evaluation of a Pronatal Subsidy in Korea; 7 Fertility Transition and Its Socioeconomic Impacts in China; 8 Fertility and Social Policy; 9 Family Policies and Fertility in Sweden |
10 Does Fertility Respond to Work and Family-life Reconciliation Policies in France?11 Given That People Live Longer, Why Should We Worry That Fewer Are Born?; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Here, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness using public policy to influence fertility decisions. The chapters show that it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of policy interventions such as child-care subsidies, support for women's labour-force participation, and tax incentives. |
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