[LINK] The Isan Fertility Problem

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The Bangkok Post's article "Why Isan's dip in birth rate matters" (free registration required), talking about the reduction of fertility rates in Thailand's poor and agricultural northeastern region of Isan to below-replacement levels, provides a classic overview of the standard set of concerns over below-replacement fertility rates, from the threat posed by changing mores to the transformation of the economy from one labour-intensive to another capital-intensive.