Understanding fertility policy through a process-oriented approach: the case of Japan’s decline in births

This article examines Japan’s policymaking capacities necessary to address the issue of low fertility, while harnessing the process-oriented theories of policy studies. The author asks why Japan’s policy to increase fertility has not worked as well as some other countries whose efforts have prove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Takao, Yasuo
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95089