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This chapter is primarily concerned with the social policy implications of the ‘greying’ of the population of the European Union (EU). Consequently, the major demographic changes which have taken place in the EU will be considered in the first part of the chapter. However, it must be said at the outset that the ‘science’ of demography is somewhat imprecise. Specifically, although it is possible to detect general trends over long periods of time, there may be some short-term fluctuations which go against these general trends. Furthermore, casting forward population projections is almost always fraught with difficulty.
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Littlewood, J. (1997). Ageing Populations in Europe: Demographic Trends and Policy Issues. In: Symes, V., Levy, C., Littlewood, J. (eds) The Future of Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25379-1_12
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