Globalization and demography -- European population : interpretations and anxieties -- Islam in Europe -- The China trajectory -- Population and politics in India -- Japan : family structure, abortion, and fertility since 1945 -- North America and NAFTA -- Conclusion : putting the politics back in
Summary
This eye-opening book looks at demographic trends in Europe North America, and Asia - areas that now have low fertility rates - and argues that there is an essential yet often neglected political dimension to a full assessment of these trends
