By Alessandro Rosina and Roberto Impicciatore
Compared to past trends, Italians are now richer and live longer lives. At the same time, Italy is a rapidly ageing country, with a fertility rate among the lowest in the world and a population that has entered a phase of decline. How has all this come about? With what specificities in the international context and with what consequences? The book reconstructs Italy's demographic path in relation to cultural, social and economic changes. By adopting a long-term perspective, this book helps understand Italy in the present and grasp the scope of the challenges that demography poses to the country's future.