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The New Generations of Europeans: Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union
Hardback
Main Details
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The New Generations of Europeans: Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Wolfgang Lutz
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Edited by Rudolf Richter
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Edited by Chris Wilson
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Series | Population and Sustainable Development |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:404 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781844073528
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Classifications | Dewey:304.6094 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Tables, graphs, index
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Imprint |
Earthscan Ltd
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Publication Date |
1 August 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Europe today is characterized by aging populations, changing family patterns, dropping fertility rates and mass migration. With the potentially massive ramifications this has for pensions, health, housing, transport, family relations, employment and other sectors of society, The New Generations of Europeans sets out to assess what it is to be a citizen of a growing EU and what important demographic, social, and economic issues will have to be faced by European decision makers. Edited by leading demographers and sociologists, and made up of contributions from respected researchers in the fields of population and society from different parts of Europe, it presents the results of five years of research by the European Observatory on the Social Situation, Demography and the Family. With the aid of over 100 graphs and tables and a full discussion, this book asks how numerous, fertile and long-lived the new generations of European citizens will be. The state of families, immigration and health are all examined, especially in the context of the challenges that will be faced in maintaining social cohesion. Crucially, the question of how demographic changes will impact Europe's socioeconomic infrastructure is woven throughout.
Author Biography
Wolfgang Lutz is leader of the World Population Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and director of the Vienna Institute of Demography. Rudolf Richter is professor of sociology and dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna Chris Wilson is a senior research scholar at IIASA.
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