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Twentieth Century Economics of Child-Rearing in Japan
University of San Francisco--Economics of Asia (2005)
  • Michele Gibney
Abstract

In order to explain the falling Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Japan, it is necessary to look at the social factors affecting women and raising children in Japan. By examining historical factors surrounding women in Japan—their education, their presence in the workforce, and the cultural stigmas attached to their stereotypical representation—I will attempt to describe the deteriorating TFR in Japan as an economic problem with political and social repercussions. In conclusion I will also try to provide a prognosis and a recommendation for a solution.

Keywords
  • fertility,
  • Japan,
  • economics,
  • Total Fertility Rate,
  • TFR
Publication Date
May 19, 2005
Citation Information
Michele Gibney. "Twentieth Century Economics of Child-Rearing in Japan" University of San Francisco--Economics of Asia (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michele_gibney/21/