The Other Population Crisis: What Governments Can Do About
In many developed countries,population decline poses economic and social strains and may even threaten national security. Through historical-political case studies of Sweden,France,Italy,Japan,and Singapore,The Other Population Crisis explores the motivations,politics,programming,and consequences of national efforts to promote births.Steven Philip Kramer finds a significant government role in stopping declines in birth rates. Swedens and Frances pro-natalist programs,which have s