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The New Generations of Europeans: Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union

Hardback

Main Details

Title The New Generations of Europeans: Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Wolfgang Lutz
Edited by Rudolf Richter
Edited by Chris Wilson
SeriesPopulation and Sustainable Development
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:404
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781844073528
ClassificationsDewey:304.6094
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Tables, graphs, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 August 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.