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In most industrialized countries the demographic trends of increasing life expectancy and decreasing fertility have emerged as key factors that will fundamentally influence living conditions and the structure of society in the medium and long term. More specifically, whether a society has a robust future or not depends to a significant extent on these demographic trends.
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Meier, J. (2008). Perspectives on the Political Governance of Demographic Change. In: Hamm, I., Seitz, H., Werding, M. (eds) Demographic Change in Germany. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68137-3_8
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