Experts: Falling Birth Rates to Cause 'Demographic Time Bomb'. Leta Hong Fincher.
by Fincher, Leta Hong; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 10Environment. Publisher: VOANews.com, 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Demographic transition | Developing countries -- Population | Fertility -- Human -- Statistics | Older people -- Population | Population forecastingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The global population has experienced an unprecedented reduction in birth rates over the past few decades. People in rich and poor countries alike are having fewer babies, which demographers warn will lead to a worsening problem of global aging." (VOANEWS.COM) This article examines the reasons for the decline in fertility rates worldwide and addresses the challenges posed by falling fertility rates as "the younger, working-age share of the population shrinks and has to bear a greater burden for taking care of the elderly."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Experts: Falling Birth Rates to Cause 'Demographic Time Bomb', March 3, 2005; pp. n.p..
"The global population has experienced an unprecedented reduction in birth rates over the past few decades. People in rich and poor countries alike are having fewer babies, which demographers warn will lead to a worsening problem of global aging." (VOANEWS.COM) This article examines the reasons for the decline in fertility rates worldwide and addresses the challenges posed by falling fertility rates as "the younger, working-age share of the population shrinks and has to bear a greater burden for taking care of the elderly."
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