Influence of demographic aging on economic development of the republic of srpska (bosnia and herzegovina)

×

Error message

User warning: The following theme is missing from the file system: journalijdr. For information about how to fix this, see the documentation page. in _drupal_trigger_error_with_delayed_logging() (line 1138 of /home2/journalijdr/public_html/includes/bootstrap.inc).

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
7
Article ID: 
9369
7 pages
Research Article

Influence of demographic aging on economic development of the republic of srpska (bosnia and herzegovina)

Stevo Pašalić and Nenad Lalić

Abstract: 

The subject of this research are demographic changes that were notably determined by changes in economic, social, cultural, health, technical and technological development of the Republic of Srpska. The aim of this research is to define necessary concepts for comprehension of demographic aging process and to explore the trend of demographic movements in the Republic of Srpska. The contribution of research is consisted of ascertaining the economic and social consequences of demographic processes. Demographic movements in the Republic of Srpska have been extremely negative for a long time. Dominant processes that stand out are insufficient birth rate and demographic aging process. Long-term consecuences of these processes are already visible but in the future they might be more expressed. Like most post-transition countries, the Republic of Srpska is confronting with low fertility rates so it needs an active population politics that will help to increase the fertility rate and demographic and economic recovery.

Download PDF: