Shōshika-ron:Naze mada kekkon, shussan shiyasui kuni ni naranai no ka. (Why is it still hard to marry and have children in Japan? A critique of declining birthrate policies)
2016; Oxford University Press; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/ssjj/jyv032
ISSN1468-2680
Autores Tópico(s)Social Policy and Reform Studies
ResumoIn 2015, the Japanese government finally truly engaged in trying to reverse the declining birthrate, especially outside of major cities, and thus has developed proposals on gender equality. These issues are now high on political and policy agendas, and the government is throwing money at these problems. This book is a prescient work that appeared just before population decline gained its current level of government attention. Twenty years have passed since the first policies to increase the birthrate were implemented in the mid-1990s; the author asks why two decades of government efforts have essentially failed. To answer this question, Matsuda looks at the history of research and policies on declining fertility, and considers insights offered by labor economics and other fields in addition to family sociology and demography. This book integrates these multidisciplinary perspectives to provide a complete picture of the various challenges related to the problem of low birthrates, as it also advances policy recommendations. To my knowledge, no other book on Japan’s dwindling birthrate has taken into account such a broad range of factors. Matsuda offers an astute assessment of the fertility decline in rural areas and the government’s latest policies in these areas appear to reflect his insightful recommendations.
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