Under population Italy

Question 1

Birth rates

Answer 1

Italy has long had a problem with declining birth rates leading to underpopulation.
•The Italian government offers a one-time payment of 1,000 euros (£685) to couples who have a second child.

Question 2

Woman and careers

Answer 2

• The problems include the high fees charged by private nurseries and a shortage of affordable housing for young people.
• Italians tend to live with their parents until later on in life. This means that they are marrying much older and having fewer children than the rest of Europe

Question 3

Future

Answer 3

•Late last year a proposal that mooted paying women not to have abortions gained popular support in Parliament.

Question 4

Case study Laviano in Umbria

Answer 4

Woman want careers rather than looking after husbands and children.
The goverment is giving money and free nusery places to try and increase population

Question 5

What is the name of the case study town and location

Answer 5

Laviano in Umbria