The empty cradle
Subtitle: how falling birthrates threaten world prosperity and what to do about it
By: Phillip Longman
Publisher: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group; Basic Books; New America Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780465050505
Subjects: Economische ontwikkeling; Demographic transition; Fécondité humaine; Population; Vieillissement de la population; Human Fertility; Taux de fécondité; Geburtenrückgang; Weltwirtschaft; Croissance démographique; Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Geboortecijfer; Développement économique; Economic development; Transition démographique; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Age distribution (Demography); Prospérité; Accroissement
Notes: Includes index.

"A New American Book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: The fundamentalist moment; title: Coffins and cradles; title: America's vanishing labor supply; title: The new human environment; title: People power; title: Fading nations; title: The cost of children; title: The cost of aging; title: The slowing pace of progress; title: Home economics; title: Freedom and fertility; title: Work and families.