The demographic transition and economic growth in the Pacific Rim / Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee, and Sang-Hyop Lee ; comments: Jocelyn E. Finlay, Jong-Wha Lee -- Population aging and economic growth in Asia / David E. Bloom, David Canning, and Jocelyn E. Finlay ; comments: Roberto S. Mariano,...

Recent studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. This situation has led to aging societies with economies that suffer from both a decline in the working population and a rise in fiscal deficits linked to increased...

The fundamentalist moment -- Coffins and cradles -- America's vanishing labor supply -- The new human environment -- People power -- Fading nations -- The cost of children -- The cost of aging -- The slowing pace of progress -- Home economics -- Freedom and fertility -- Work and families

Japan is embarked on a demographic transition without precedent in human history: the population is both declining and ageing rapidly. This raises important questions about the country's future economic geography, as public policies will need both to respond to these shifts and also to shape...

Die langfristige Abnahme und die kontinuierliche Alterung der Bevölkerung sowie die internationale und interregionale Migration lösen auch in Nordrhein-Westfalen einen tief greifenden sozialen und demographischen Wandel aus. Gerade unter dem Aspekt einer nachhaltigen Raumentwicklung ergibt...