Low fertility in Europe : : is there still reason to worry? / / Stijn Hoorens [et al.].

Recent statistics suggest that fertility in Europe shows signs of recovery after decades of year-on-year drops. This report updates a study on low fertility from 2004 and explores the extent, causes and consequences of the recent recovery.

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Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 99 pages) :; illustrations
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Preface; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Summary; Acknowledgements; Chapter1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Demographic trends: What the data tell us; Chapter 3: Drivers of fertility: What the literature tells us; Chapter 4:Case study: Germany; Chapter 5:Case study: Poland; Chapter 6:Case study: Spain; Chapter 7:Case study: Sweden; Chapter8: Case study: United Kingdom; Chapter 9:Conclusions and implications for policy; References; Appendix A: The potential consequences of population ageing; Appendix B: The other drivers of population dynamics