Demographic Change and Intergenerational Justice The Implementation of Long-Term Thinking in the Political Decision Making Process /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tremmel, Jörg Chet (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Law > Philosophy.; Law.; Population.; Quality of life.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Population Economics.; Fundamentals of Law.

Intergenerational justice has been achieved if the opportunities of the members of the next generation to fulfill their needs are better than those of the members of the preceding generation. For this, each generation ought to leave for the next generation an amount of resources is at least equal to...

Table of Contents:

• Demographic Trends
• Low Fertility in Europe in a Global Demographic Context
• The Impact of Demographic Developments on Key Indicators
• Demography and Budget Consolidation: An Analysis and Possible Courses of Action
• Intergenerational Justice and Economic Growth. A Challenge for Economic Policy
• Demographic Development: Not Really a Problem for Coming Generations
• Macroeconomics and Age Structure in a Welfare State – Sweden 1946 – 2005
• The Relationship Between Key Sustainability Indicators and Intergenerational Justice
• Demographic Change and Sustainability: A Generational Balance
• Intergenerational Justice in an Extreme Longevity Scenario
• Intergenerational Justice and Population Policies
• An Ethical Assessment of the Legitimacy of Anti-natalistic Birth Policies
• The Implementation of Long-term Thinking
• Changing the German Constitution in Favor of Future Generations – Four Perspectives from the Young Generation
• Demographic Pressure and Attitudes Towards Public Intergenerational Transfers in Germany – How Much Room Left for Reforms?.