Overview
- Focuses on Japan as a shrinking society, a new phenomenon emerging in the twenty-first century
- Clarifies the historical background of the aging and decline of Japan’s population in the context of demographic transition
- Discusses the demographics of the sustainability of Japanese society in relation to national finances, social security reform, family policies, immigration policies and community polices
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies (BRIEFSPOPULAT)
Part of the book sub series: Population Studies of Japan (POPULAT)
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Book Title: A Shrinking Society
Book Subtitle: Post-Demographic Transition in Japan
Authors: Toshihiko Hara
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54810-2
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54809-6Published: 01 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54810-2Published: 14 November 2014
Series ISSN: 2211-3215
Series E-ISSN: 2211-3223
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 65
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Demography, Family, Social Policy