Explanations of the fertility crisis in modern societies: A search for commonalities

Population Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-263

  Caldwell, John C ^a   Schindlmayr, Thomas ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developed countries; Europe; Fertility decline; Low fertility population; Population law; Population policy; Population replacement; Population theory; Pronatalist policy; Social policy

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; POPULATION POLICY; REPLACEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 0345414475     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472032000137790     Document Type: Article

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