France

France

1. Pro-natalist policy

   • encourages births
     • reduces ageing population
     • the birth rate was decreasing 1960:18 2010:12

2. incentives on how they encouraged births

   • got payed £1064 for their third baby
   • cash incentive of £447 a month when a mother has had her 3rd child
   • 'Carte famille nombreuse' a card that gives you 30% off train journeys
     • people could go to other places and spend money there and therefore having a environmental benefit
   • 6 months of full paid maternity leave
   • France is 'child friendly' so this means that public places, such as pubs and bars allow children to be there

3. successful

   • fertility rate has increased
     • 1992: 1.67 2013: 2.0
     • increased number of people means that in the future there will be more economically active people which will lower the dependency ratio
       • reduces 4-2-1 situation so there will be less strain on the one grandchild
   • sustainable development
     • more women are able to become mothers and have a job at the same time so this means that the government will still receive tax
   • government can spend money on other sectors such as education rather than pensions