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Fertility and union formation during crisis and societal consolidation in the Western Balkans.
- Source :
- Population Studies; Jul2018, Vol. 72 Issue 2, p217-234, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Fertility decline in central and eastern Europe (CEE) since the fall of the communist regimes has been driven by both stopping and postponement of childbearing: two processes that have been related to crisis and economic development, respectively. In the Western Balkans these economic and political contexts followed each other in the form of a biphasic transition. I examine whether this sequence triggered fertility responses like those observed elsewhere. Relying on three independent data sources, I crossvalidate the levels of, and describe the trends in, union formation and fertility (by birth order) between 1980 and 2010. Results do not reveal widespread declines in fertility to lowest-low levels during the most acute period of crisis. The subsequent postponement of marriage and first birth was also limited, and the two-child family remains the norm. This relative resilience of childbearing patterns compared with other CEE countries is discussed with reference to the institutional context [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00324728
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Population Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129858573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2017.1412492