Demographic Transition, Labour Markets and Regional Resilience

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Martinez, Cristina (Editor), Weyman, Tamara (Editor), van Dijk, Jouke (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series,
• Subjects: Economic geography.; Labor economics.; Population.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Demography.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Labor Economics.; Economic Geography.; Population Economics.

This book discusses the question of how a regional economy can develop under the influence of an ageing and declining population, and how regional development policies can help make labor markets more resilient and more inclusive. As the greatest impacts of demographic change and policy and fiscal c...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Demographic change in a complex world
• 2. Cities, regions and population decline
• 3. Regional approaches to demographic change in Poland
• 4. Resilient labour markets and demographic change in selected regions of the Netherlands
• 5. China’s response to its ageing population
• 6. North Kyoto’s response to Japan’s shrinking population
• 7. Generation shift in the Swedish labour market
• 8. Population ageing and retirement security in Korea
• 9. Shrinking smart: U.S. population decline and footloose human capital
• 10. The impact of ageing on welfare and labour productivity: an econometric analysis for the Netherlands
• 11. Adapting labour markets for demographic change and ageing.