Pro-Natalism Policy, Demography and Democracy - Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis

Tal Mor, Yair Rezek

2017

Abstract

Pro-natal policies, namely promoting human reproduction, are common in many societies, often due to religious, nationalistic, or ethnic reasons. If successful, such policies can have detrimental enviromental impact, increase demand for natural and economical resources, and may lead to demographic changes with poliical consequences. Hence, high fertility rates deserve careful analysis. Here we study, using linear dynamics and non-linear dynamics tools, how high fertility rates may impact demography in Israel. We further comment on potential implications of such scenarios for democracy in Israel.

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Mor T. and Rezek Y. (2017). Pro-Natalism Policy, Demography and Democracy - Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk - Volume 1: COMPLEXIS, ISBN 978-989-758-244-8, pages 124-129. DOI: 10.5220/0006367301240129


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@conference{complexis17,
author={Tal Mor and Yair Rezek},
title={Pro-Natalism Policy, Demography and Democracy - Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk - Volume 1: COMPLEXIS,},
year={2017},
pages={124-129},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006367301240129},
isbn={978-989-758-244-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk - Volume 1: COMPLEXIS,
TI - Pro-Natalism Policy, Demography and Democracy - Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-244-8
AU - Mor T.
AU - Rezek Y.
PY - 2017
SP - 124
EP - 129
DO - 10.5220/0006367301240129