Well, it probably worked as long as there was a stimulus to do so, either imposed in a top-down fashion by the government-church „alloy“ or because the socioeconomic conditions were favorable (bottom-up). Both factors are not really present anymore. While the former is probably (hopefully) gone forever, the latter is still quite tricky. Poor economic conditions force people to have more kids (remember your great grandma having 15 kids?). Excellent economic conditions cause people to have less kids because businesses and industries are blossoming - people want to live for themselves here and now. In fact, the perfect