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To: shades who wrote (49122)4/2/2006 10:41:45 PM
From: regli  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
Italy went through the most amazing transformation in the last 50 years. When I was a kid, it was all about familia and bambinis. Women weren't very emancipated but this all changed and dramatically.

A significant factor contributing to low fertility rate seems to be high youth unemployment keeping young people at home much longer. Much higher labor participation rates by women also contributed. Lots of other theories abound.