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Several European countries are, or have recently been, confronted with a series of crises which mutually affect each other. In this paper the economic crisis but especially the demographic crisis, caused by a sharp decline in birth rate, will be discussed. This tendency in fertility behaviour has been going on for some decades, in part because of the high requirements of children as to economic costs, time and energy of the parents, in particular the mothers. The decrease of births has been aggravated by deteriorating economic conditions. The authors will focus the interrelation between recent economic and demographic developments with regard to two countries, Portugal and Latvia, and with special attention to underprivileged, peripheral, regions. Relevant demographic data will be presented, and in discussing the fertility behaviour, economic conditions and also cultural factors will be considered, in particular the role attributed to women as mothers, and the value attached to children in the family.
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Economic crisis Fertility behaviour Demographic trends Motherhood Portugal Latvia
Citation
Schouten, Maria Johanna; Boronenko, Vera 2013: The economic crisis – some consequences for fertility behaviour: the cases of Portugal and Latvia. Paper presented at International scientific and practical conference: social and economic developoment of the regions and organizations of Belarus: efficiency and innovations. State Technological University Vitebsk (Bielorússia). 15 – 10 - 2013
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State Technological University, Vitebsk