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The Changing Population of China

ISBN: 978-0-631-20192-2

October 2000

Wiley-Blackwell

308 pages

Description
In this book, top Chinese demographers introduce the reader to Chinese population policy, assess its effects and project future consequences.

  • Explains the background to china's population policy.
  • Discusses of Socio-economic impacts on employment, social welfare, urbanization, gender ratios and the family.
  • Projects these trends into the future.
About the Author
Dr. Peng Xizhe received his Ph.D. in Population Studies from the University of London in 1988 and is Professor and Director of the Institute of Population Research, Fudan University, Shanghai. He is the Author of Demographic Transition in China: Fertility Trends since the 1950s (1991) and numerous journal articles.

Dr. Guo Zhigang is Professor and Director of the Institute of Population Research, Remin University of China, Beijing. He has edited, co-authored and translated a number of books on demography. He received his Ph.D. in Demography from Renmin University of China in 1990.

Features

  • Explains the background to china's population policy.
  • Discusses of Socio-economic impacts on employment, social welfare, urbanization, gender ratios and the family.
  • Projects these trends into the future.