Overview
Examines two distinct low fertility scenarios that have emerged in economically advanced countries since the turn of the 20th century
Explores how a country’s institutions, policies and culture shape its fertility level and pattern
Leading demographers compare fertility influences across high-income, highly-educated countries with advanced economies
Highlights the unique case of China which raises important questions about the importance of policy versus social and economic factors
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Table of contents(9 chapters)
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Sociology and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, CHAPEL HILL, USA
Ronald R. Rindfuss
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East-West Center, Honolulu, USA
Minja Kim Choe
About the editors
Ronald R. Rindfuss is a Research Professor in the Department of Sociology, Adjunct Professor in the Geography Department, and a Fellow of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and a Senior Fellow at the East-West Center, Honolulu, HI. He is Past President of the Population Association of America and a former Director of the Carolina Population Center. His research interests include fertility, population and the environment, migration and family demography.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Low and Lower Fertility
Book Subtitle: Variations across Developed Countries
Editors: Ronald R. Rindfuss, Minja Kim Choe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21482-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21481-8Published: 19 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36057-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21482-5Published: 12 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 188
Topics: Demography, Population Economics, Public Health, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Social Policy