Starting life in Scotland in the new millennium : population replacement and the reproduction of disadvantage

Joshi, Heather E. and Wright, Robert E. (2004) Starting life in Scotland in the new millennium : population replacement and the reproduction of disadvantage. [Report]

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Abstract

Scotland, in line with the rest of Europe, is experiencing low rates of child-bearing and its population is ageing. This does not necessarily mean that people in Scotland are going grey at a faster rate than they used to. Rather, it means that there is an increasing proportion of elderly people in its population, with more people who are growing old than are growing up. The "birth dearth" and "population greying" are not unconnected: low fertility is the key influence on the age structure of a population as well as the rate of population growth.

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Joshi, Heather E. and Wright, Robert E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-1020;
  • Item type:Report
    ID code:7222
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2004
    Published
    Keywords:economic growth, Scotland, demographic change, ageing, population, Social Sciences, Economic History and Conditions, Demography, Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all), SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    Subjects:Social Sciences
    Social Sciences > Economic History and Conditions
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Economics
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:23 Dec 2008 15:38
    Last modified:10 Jan 2022 09:32
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/7222
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