• 09/21/2024

Hong Kong’s birth rate is low because raising a child in extreme competition is exhausting

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Incentives to encourage couples to have children don’t work unless they substantially reduce the costs – and stress – of raising a child. But how could they, when our competitive modern society continually fosters a fear of falling behind?

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3231753/hong-kongs-birth-rate-low-because-raising-child-extreme-competition-exhausting?utm_source=rss_feed