Low and Lower Fertility Variations across Developed Countries /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rindfuss, Ronald R. (Editor), Choe, Minja Kim (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Social policy.; Population.; Social groups.; Family.; Youth.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Population Economics.; Public Health.; Sociology of Familiy, Youth and Aging.; Social Policy.

This volume examines two distinct low fertility scenarios that have emerged in economically advanced countries since the turn of the 20th century: one in which fertility is at or near replacement-level and the other where fertility is well below replacement. It explores the way various institutions,...