The Other Population Crisis: What Governments Can Do about Falling Birth Rates

By: Steven Philip Kramer

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Synopsis: In many developed countries, population decline poses economic and social strains and may even threaten national security. Through historical-political case studies of Sweden, France, Italy, Japan, and Singapore, The Other Population Crisis explores the motivations, politics, programming, and consequences of national efforts to promote births. Steven Philip Kramer finds a significant government role in stopping declines in birth rates. Sweden’s and France’s pro-natalist programs, which have succeeded, share the characteristics of being universal, not means-tested, and based on gender equality and making it easy for women to balance work and family. The programs in Italy, Japan, and Singapore, which have failed so far, have not devoted sufficient resources consistently enough to make a difference and do not support gender equality and women’s work-family balance, Kramer finds.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 192 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781421429175
Related ISBNs:: 9781421411705
Publisher:: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/20/21
Copyrighted By:: the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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