Welfare Generosity Fails to Raise Birthrates

Even countries with generous parental benefits (the article cites Sweden) are seeing record low fertility, suggesting that standard welfare‑state measures alone no longer sustain replacement‑level births. This implies cultural, economic, and institutional drivers are now overriding policy levers once thought sufficient. — If true, many governments' current family policies may be ineffective, forcing a rethink of demographic strategy and broader social policy.