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Do China's 'one child generation' want more children? | George Leeson


Census results in the US and in China indicate that both countries are likely to start shrinking in population much sooner than they thought.

China is under pressure to boost measures for couples to have more children. How can a government convince people to have babies?

Professor George Leeson comments on falling fertility rates in a BBC article  How do you convince people to have babies?

 “At the moment the fact that we're not having as many children as our parents and grandparents did is giving the global village a bit of a breathing space”, said George Leeson.

► Reed the full article: How do you convince people to have babies?