| Description |
1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Diversity across low-fertility countries: an overview / Ronald R. Rindfuss, Minja Kim Choe -- 2. China's long road toward recognition of below-replacement fertility / Wang Feng -- 3. Singapore's pro-natalist policies: to what extent have they worked? / Gavin W. Jones, Wajihah Hamid -- 4. Understanding ultra-low fertility in Hong Kong / Stuart Basten -- 5. Below-replacement fertility in Japan: patterns, factors, and policy implications / Noriko O. Tsuya -- 6. Lowest-low fertility and policy responses in South Korea / Samsik Lee, Hyojin Choi -- 7. Variation in U.S. fertility: low and not-so-low, but not lowest-low / S. Philip Morgan -- 8. The evolution of population and family policy in Australia / Peter McDonald -- 9. The Dutch fertility paradox: how the Netherlands has managed to sustain near-replacement fertility / Melinda C. Mills |
| Summary |
"This volume examines two distinct low fertility scenarios that have emerged in economically advanced countries since the turn of the 20th century: one in which fertility is at or near replacement-level and the other where fertility is well below replacement. It explores the way various institutions, histories and cultures influence fertility in a diverse range of countries in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. The book features invited papers from the Conference on Low Fertility, Population Aging and Population Policy, held December 2013 and co-sponsored by the East-West Center and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA). It first presents an overview of the demographic and policy implications of the two low fertility scenarios. Next, the book explores five countries currently experiencing low fertility rates: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. It then examines three countries that have close to replacement-level fertility: Australia, the Netherlands and the United States. Each country is featured in a separate chapter written by a demographer with expert knowledge in the area. Very low fertility is linked to a number of conditions countries face, including a declining population size. At the same time, low fertility, and its effect on the age structure, threatens social welfare policies. This book goes beyond the technical to examine the core institutional, policy and cultural factors behind this increasingly important issue. It helps readers to make cross-country comparisons and gain insight into how diverse institutions, policies and culture shape fertility levels and patterns"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fertility, Human -- Developed countries -- Congresses
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Political economy.
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Public health & preventive medicine.
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Sociology: family & relationships.
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Population & demography.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography.
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Fertility, Human
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Population
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| SUBJECT |
Developed countries -- Population -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Developed countries
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rindfuss, Ronald R., 1946- editor.
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Choe, Minja Kim, 1941- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783319214825 |
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3319214829 |
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