Low Fertility, Institutions, and their Policies

1. Diverse Paths to Low and Lower Fertility: An Overview
Ronald R. Rindfuss, Minja Kim Choe

2. Not so Low Fertility in Norway—A Result of Affluence, Liberal Values, Gender-Equality Ideals, and the Welfare State
Øystein Kravdal

3. The Influence of Family Policies on Fertility in France: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future
Olivier Thévenon

4. Fertility and Population Change in the United Kingdom
Wendy Sigle

5. Canadian Fertility Trends and Policies: A Story of Regional Variation
Sarah R. Brauner-Otto

6. The European Middle Way? Low Fertility, Family Change, and Gradual Policy Adjustments in Austria and the Czech Republic
Tomáš Sobotka

7. Fertility Decline and the Persistence of Low Fertility in a Changing Policy Environment—A Hungarian Case Study
Zsolt Spéder

8. The Policy Context of Fertility in Spain: Toward a Gender-Egalitarian Model?
Pau Baizan

9. Aging Italy: Low Fertility and Societal Rigidities
Maria Letizia Tanturri

10. Transition from Anti-natalist to Pro-natalist Policies in Taiwan
Meilin Lee, Yu-Hsuan Lin

11. Governmental Support for Families and Obstacles to Fertility in East Asia and Other Industrialized Regions
Anne H. Gauthier

Keywords: Social Sciences, Demography, Population Economics, Public Health, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging