Russia’s Peacetime Demographic Crisis: Dimensions, Causes, Implications

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Seattle: National Bureau of Asian Research. 2010. 321 p. E-ISBN-13: 9780981890494
Modern Russia is in the throes of a prolonged depopulation which, according to the report’s author Nicholas Eberstadt, qualifies as nothing short of a humanitarian catastrophe. This population crisis is marked by disastrous mortality levels and an eroding human resource base and will present serious challenges for Russia’s future domestic and international policy priorities. This report represents the culmination of a three-year research project on Russia’s political economy, as examined through the unique prism of that country’s demographic profile.
Contents
Introduction: Russia’s Demographic Crisis: Not a Normal Country Problem
Fewer but Not Better: The Demographics of Russia’s Depopulation
Depopulation, with Modern Russian Characteristics Russia’s New Patterns of Fertility and Family Formation since the End of Communism: Shock or Transition Russia’s Ominous Patterns of Mortality and Morbidity: Pioneering New and Modern Pathways to Poor Health and Premature Death The Terrible Mystery of Extreme Mortality in Modern Russia: Searching for Explanations and Answers to a Deadly Puzzle Migration: Russia’s Unfamiliar New Dilemmas of Personal Choice
Russia’s Human Resources in Disarray: The Demographic Crisis beyond the Population Count
Population Aging: Toward a Russia That Is Gray, Sick, and Poor Education and Labor Productivity in Russia: High Levels of Schooling, Low Levels of Human Capital Social Capital in Russia: An Attitude Problem, on a National Scale
Conclusion: A Demographic Reckoning for Russia
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