What is it about?
Rates of fertility are falling around the world. The article offers four case studies (Chile, Korea, Spain, United Kingdom), and discusses the policy implications, and the links with the issue of immigration.
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Why is it important?
The falling rate of fertility, along with climate change, is the major long-term issue facing governments today. It is going to continue to fall because the demands of raising a child are at odds with those of making a living from day to day.
Perspectives
The analysis reveals a new Marxist concept: the tendency for the rate of fertility to fall.
Paul Cammack
University of Manchester
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This page is a summary of: The political economy of post-reproduction society, New Political Economy, September 2025, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2025.2555352.
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