The global spread of fertility decline : population, fear, and uncertainty / Jay Winter & Michael Teitelbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winter, J. M.

Contributor:

Teitelbaum, Michael S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fertility, Human.

Demographic transition.

Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The world's population has grown by five billion people over the past century, an astounding 300 percent increase. Yet it is actually the decline in family size and population growth that is the issue attracting greatest concern in many countries. This eye-opening book looks at demographic trends in Europe, North America, and Asia-areas that now have low fertility rates-and argues that there is an essential yet often neglected political dimension to a full assessment of these trends. Political decisions that promote or discourage marriage and childbearing, facilitate or discourage contraception and abortion, and stimulate or restrain immigration all have played significant roles in recent trends.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Globalization and Demography

2. European Population Interpretations and Anxieties

3. Islam in Europe

4. The China Trajectory

5. Population and Politics in India

6. Japan: Family Structure, Abortion, and Fertility Since 1945

7. North America and NAFTA

8. Conclusion: Putting the Politics Back In

Appendix A UN Projections of Total Fertility Rates for Selected Countries

Appendix B Effects of And Adaptations to Changing Demographic Composition: A User's Guide

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300195323

030019532X

OCLC:

847527225