The Future of Low Birth-rate Populations

Lincoln Day assesses the demographic situation, the likely policy alternatives, the significance of future changes in fertility and mortality rates and analyses the likely losses and gains attendant upon an ageing, dwindling people.

The Future of Low Birth-Rate Populations assesses the demographic situation, the likely policy alternatives, the significance of future changes in fertility and mortality rates and analyses the likely gains and losses attendant upon an ageing, dwindling people.

List of Tables Foreword Preface 1. The Demographic Situation 2. The Future of Fertility and Mortality 3. The Challenge of Numerical Decline and Older Age Structure Part I: Finances and the Provision of Care 4. The Challenge of Numerical Decline and Older Age Structure Part II: Households, Labor Force, Economic Conditions and Behaviour 5. Policy Alternatives: Demographic 6. Some Compensations in the Trend Toward Older Age Structures and Numerical Declines 7. Policy Alternatives: Nondemographic 8. Conclusion