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[email protected] Centro de Estudios sobre la Despoblación y Desarrollo de Áreas Rurales España Syssner, Josefina Planning for shrinkage? Policy implications of demographic decline in Swedish municipalities Ager. Revista de Estudios sobre Despoblación y Desarrollo Rural, núm. 20, 2016, pp. 7- 31 Centro de Estudios sobre la Despoblación y Desarrollo de Áreas Rurales Zaragoza, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=29645207001 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Ager 20-01-Syssner01_Ager 5,1+ 02/04/16 19:03 Página 7 Planning for shrinkage? Policy implications of demographic decline in Swedish municipalities Josefina Syssner Linköping University, Sweden DOI: 10.4422/ager.2015.14 ager Revista de Estudios sobre Despoblación y Desarrollo Rural Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies Páginas: 7-31 Ager 20-01-Syssner01_Ager 5,1+ 02/04/16 19:03 Página 8 Planning for shrinkage? Policy implications of demographic decline in Swedish municipalities Abstract: The aim of this article is to understand local government response to demographic decline. The article is based on documentary sources from five municipalities in Östergötland County, Sweden, and illustrates how local governments understand demographic change as an important prerequisite for policy and planning. It also shows that although demographic decline is conceptualized as being driven by external factors, demographic growth does stand out as an important policy goal for these local governments.