Article states reason as:
The empowerment of women — increased access to education and increased labor market participation
declining rates of child mortality
rising costs of bringing up children, with the decline of child labor
Add in the historical fact that as a society becomes more affluent, they have fewer children. The West is, compared to all past historical periods, relatively affluent.
Article states reason as: The empowerment of women — increased access to education and increased labor market participation declining rates of child mortality rising costs of bringing up children, with the decline of child labor
Add in the death jabbs and that should just about cover it.
And the crap we eat.
Add in the historical fact that as a society becomes more affluent, they have fewer children. The West is, compared to all past historical periods, relatively affluent.