Bradford, after correctly identifying the problem of population decline, does not point (as far as I know) to a reversalof the decline as a potential solution, nor do any of the economists the Times reach to talk about his findings.
So far, this amounts to a stark reversalof expectations and could evolve into a significant pointof economic uncertainty for U.S. retailers not only up to the elections but also past them, to the crucial Christmas-shopping season.
Social scientists point out that in urban middle class families, there now seems to be a reversalof the old trend, with a female children being preferred.