The demographic crisis in Europe : selected essays

• Other Authors: Verdugo, Richard R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information age publishing, inc., 2021.
• Series: Comparative international research
• Subjects: Population aging > Europe.; Economic development > Europe.; Europe > Population > Statistics.; Europe > Emigration and immigration.; elektronické knihy; Statistics.; Social Science > Demography.; Social and ethical issues.; Population and demography.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806604135
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64802-499-3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 211 pages)

By most accounts, Europe has been mired in a 'demographic crisis' since about 1970. By a demographic crisis is meant that Europe's dependency ratio is increasing, and the net result has been declining populations and fewer workers to sustain society. However, there are certain issues...

Table of Contents:

• Preface / David A. Swanson
• Introduction
• Part I. Evaluating the demographic crisis
• Chapter 1. Estimating the underlying infant mortality rates for small populations: A case study of counties in Estonia / David A. Swanson
• Chapter 2. Population aging in Europe: Demographic lessons / Barry Edmonston
• Chapter 3. European demographic risks, immigration, aging, and social recession / Augustine J. Kposowa and Kevin D. Breault
• Chapter 4. Demographic crisis or demographic adaptation? An examination of two competing paradigms / Richard R. Verdugo
• Part II. The demographic crisis, its consequences, and possible solutions
• Chapter 5. Socioeconomic pathways of shrinking societies: Italy and Japan / Jo. M. Martins
• Chapter 7. Multiple expulsions: A case study of the precipitation of an international humanitarian migration crisis in Europe / Karin A. C. Johnson
• Chapter 8. Family policies and fertility in Europe: Research elements / Gérard-François Dumont and Richard R. Verdugo
• About the Editor.