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Demographic Transition and Its Consequences

PDREdited by Ronald D. Lee and David S. Reher

CONTENTS

Introduction

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

Implications of the Demographic Transition Past and Present

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

    The Role of the Demographic Transition in the Process of Urbanization
    Tim Dyson (PDF)

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

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

Aging and Intergenerational Transfers

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

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

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

Regional Perspectives

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

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

Past and Future in the Long Perspective

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

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


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