ISBN:
3319103008
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (3724 KB, 281 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Series Statement:
European Studies of Population v.19
Parallel Title:
Print version Coping with Demographic Change: A Comparative View on Education and Local Government in Germany and Poland
DDC:
300
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
With many OECD countries experiencing a decline in their populations, this bookoffers a theoretical model of coping with demographic change and examines different strategies that societies have used to come to terms with demographic change. In particular, it details the different ways that Germany and Poland have tried to cope with this challenge and reveals three conflicting strategies: expansion, reduction, and phasing out.Coverageincludes:· How and why demographic change was used in Poland to expand the education system· The variance of linkage between demographic change and growth rates in different fields of education in a German Bundesland· Modes of reflexivity and personnel policy in German and Polish municipalities· Effects of demographic change and forms of coping on fiscal capacity and unemployment rates in German municipalitiesCoping with Demographic Changeexamines how and why societies cope with these detrimental effects. It conceptualizes the challenges a society faces as a result of demographic change and focuses on the processes by which actors, organizations and nation-states try to cope with this new situation.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Chapter-1; Introduction; References; Chapter-2; Demographic Change as a Challenge; 2.1 Current Demographic Structure in Germany and Poland; 2.2 Determinants of Lower Fertility Rates; 2.3 Determinants of Mortality Decline; 2.4 Determinants of Migration Patterns; 2.4.1 Structural Components; 2.4.2 Patterns of Migration in the Individual Life Course; 2.4.3 Networks; 2.4.4 Border Regimes; 2.4.5 Hybrid Forms; References; Chapter-3; How Do Societies Cope with Complex Demographic Challenges? A Model; 3.1 A Short Review; 3.2 Demographic Ways of Coping with Demographic Change
Description / Table of Contents:
3.3 Non-demographic Ways of Coping with Demographic Change3.3.1 Problem Framing; 3.3.2 Coping; 3.3.3 Institution; 3.3.3.1 Do Public Labour Markets Lack Flexibility?; 3.3.3.2 Peculiarities of Public Sector Labour Markets: Professions and Civil Servants; 3.3.3.3 Demographic Change and the Division of Labour; 3.3.4 Mentalities; 3.4 Short Summary; References; Chapter-4; Data Sets and Methods Used; 4.1 Methodologies for Studying Coping with Demographic Change; 4.2 The Data Sets Created and Used; 4.3 Approach to Data Analysis; Electronic Supplementary Material; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Why do Municipalities 'Think' in Demographic Terms? Governing by Population Numbers in Germany and PolandChapter-5; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Is Demographic Change Relevant to Public Sector Organisations?; 5.3 In-kind Calculation of Municipal Services Based on Population Numbers; 5.3.1 Municipal Tasks and Territorial Reforms; 5.3.2 In-kind Calculation of Human Resources; 5.3.3 Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations; 5.4 Demographic Responsiveness of Local Government Revenues in Germany and Poland; 5.4.1 Empirical Strategy: Panel Analysis; 5.4.2 Data Sources and Coverage
Description / Table of Contents:
5.4.3 Operationalisation of Variables5.4.4 Empirical Results; 5.5 Conclusion; Electronic Supplementary Material; References; Chapter-6; Coping with Demographic Decline in German and Polish Municipalities; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Comparing Municipal Framing and Coping Strategies; 6.3 Growth Frames and the Expansion of Public Services; 6.3.1 Maintaining "Skilled Employment"; 6.3.2 Fertility Decline as an Opportunity for Task Expansion; 6.3.3 Professionalising the Local Public Administration Workforce; 6.4 Demographisation Frames and Reduction Strategies; 6.4.1 An "Incredible Loss of Residents"
Description / Table of Contents:
6.4.2 Legitimate and Illegitimate Instruments of Staff Reduction6.4.3 Reduction of Collective Working Hours: A Third Way?; 6.5 Realistic Frames; 6.6 Denial Frames; 6.7 Reorganisation of Public Services Through Privatisation; 6.8 Second-Order Problems of Personnel Downsizing in Internal Labour Markets; 6.8.1 Rapidly Ageing Workforces; 6.8.2 Mismatches of Demands and Available Staff; 6.8.3 Skills Shortage as a Strategic Challenge; 6.9 Conclusion; References; Chapter-7; Expansive Reaction to Demographic Change: The Case of the Polish Educational Sector
Description / Table of Contents:
7.1 Inevitable Consequences of Demographic Change?
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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