Fertility Rates and Population Decline - No Time for Children? (Hardcover)

While much of the world worries about increasing population, this book looks the other way. It highlights the dramatic fall in fertility rates in all regions of the world. Demographers suggest that by 2050 this will lead to population decline. While environmentally this may be welcomed, there may also be negative impacts on our economies: less workers, an increasing number of elderly, and more unwanted childlessness. In this book, key experts untangle the reasons for not having children; international case studies demonstrate that there are similar but also different reasons operating in different areas and psychologists and sociologists explore the possible impact on children, parents and the elderly. Given that fertility trends are not easy to reverse, the book concludes that more needs to be done to maximize the potential of all children; particularly those who have been at the margins of society.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	A. Buchanan • A. Rotkirch
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	327
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-03038-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Birth Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-03038-0
Barcode:	9781137030382

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