Demographer Stuart Gietel-Basten tells The Conversation Weekly podcast why South Korea’s birth rate is climbing, and what that means for the future.
- Professor of Social Science and Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
There are signs China could drop its two-child policy in an attempt to boost population growth.
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The audio version of a long read on stalling life expectancy in the UK.
Life expectancy has been steadily improving in the UK for 110 years. Until now.
When it comes to public services, it’s not just a question of demand, but also one of supply.
Italy is the latest in a line of countries with ageing populations trying to boost proceation through a ‘fertility day’.
Incentives to encourage childbearing haven’t worked elsewhere in Asia – can they in China?
Worries about overpopulation aren’t being felt everywhere.
The move to a ‘two-child policy’ is unlikely to boost population growth, which has been stalling for years now.
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