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Demographic Transition and Its Consequences

Edited by Ronald D. Lee and David S. Reher

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Landscape of Demographic Transition and Its Aftermath
Ronald D. Lee and David S. Reher

Implications of the Demographic Transition Past and Present

Economic and Social Implications of the Demographic Transition
David S. Reher

The Role of the Demographic Transition in the Process of Urbanization
Tim Dyson

Long-Term Effects of the Demographic Transition on Family and Kinship Networks in Britain
Michael Murphy

How Much Does Family Matter? Cooperative Breeding and the Demographic Transition
Rebecca Sear and David Coall

Aging and Intergenerational Transfers

Generational Economics in a Changing World
Ronald D. Lee and Andrew Mason

Generational Transfers and Population Aging in Latin America
Luis Rosero-Bixby

Population Aging and the Future of the Welfare State: The Example of Sweden
Tommy Bengtsson and Kirk Scott

Regional Perspectives

The Future of a Demographic Overachiever: Long-Term Implications of the Demographic Transition in China
Wang Feng

Achievers and Laggards in Demographic Transition: A Comparison of Indonesia and Nigeria
Geoffrey McNicoll

Past and Future in the Long Perspective

Who's Afraid of Population Decline? A Critical Examination of Its Consequences
David Coleman and Robert Rowthorn

Population Policy and the Demographic Transition: Performance, Prospects, and Options
Paul Demeny

Authors

 

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