Lesthaeghe Ron and Wilson Chris. ? Methods of production secularisation and the pattern of fertility reduction in Western Europe from 1870 to 1930. Three conditions are necessary for a decline in fertility to occur. In the first place economic and social conditions mist lead to a perception that...

Lesthaeghe (Ron), Moors (Guy) - Explaining the diversity of family and domestic types: economic theory or cultural influence? Decisions on family formation (cohabiting or getting married, divorce, having children, leaving home) and domestic situations (having an outside job or staying at home)...

This article presents a narrative of the unfolding of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) since the theory was first formulated in 1986. The first part recapitulates the foundations of the theory, and documents the spread of the SDT to the point that it now covers most European populations....