[noiseman]

The Second Demographic Transition theory holds that low fertility rates are a feature of developed economies, just as high fertility rates are a feature of agrarian economies. I don’t see how any government can do anything to halt this.

It will be interesting anyway to see what the Chinese government resorts to once these relatively mild policies fail to halt the decline in fertility rates.

[IXxXI]

Greater pollution is correlated with reduced fertility.

It may not be the birth control solution we asked for, but may be the one that we deserve.

[impendingchange]

What would a government do to try to halt a theory?

[alexvoda]

They can make all forms of contraception illegal and afterwards deal with a whole new category of unpredicted selfinflicted social issues.

[noiseman]

By disproving it, probably.