Is low fertility a twenty-first-century demographic crisis?
Journal Article (Review;Journal Article)
Nearly half of the world's population in 2000 lived in countries with fertility rates at or below replacement level, and nearly all countries will reach low fertility levels in the next two decades. Concerns about low fertility, fertility that is well below replacement, are widespread. But there are both persistent rationales for having children and institutional adjustments that can make the widespread intentions for two children attainable, even in increasingly individualistic and egalitarian societies.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Morgan, SP
Published Date
- November 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 4
Start / End Page
- 589 - 603
PubMed ID
- 14686132
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2849155
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1533-7790
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0070-3370
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1353/dem.2003.0037
Language
- eng