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Is our welfare state sustainable?

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Is our welfare state sustainable?


The ageing of the population, combined with very low birth rates, is putting a strain on the welfare state. How to address this situation? We listen to: Alba Lanau, researcher in Social Sciences at UPF; and Mariona Lozano, researcher at the Centre for Demographic Studies (UAB).

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