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Development and demographic change in Taiwan /
And ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3 Fertility; The Theory of Fertility Transition; Taiwan's Experience with the Fertility Transition; Explanations of Taiwan's Fertility Decline; Popular Explanations; Economic Development; Demographic Explanations; Education; Marriage; Kinship and Location...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[River Edge] N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; References; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; Economic Change; Description of Economic Changes; Explanations of Economic Change; Political Change; The Nature of Kuomintang Rule; Political Change; Explanation of Political Change; Cultural and Social Change; Cultural Change; Social Change; Summary; References; Chapter 2 Growth, Distribution, Composition, and Structure; Growth; Distribution; Density; Distribution; Maps of Population Distribution; Structure; Demographic Structure; Population Pyramids; Dependency Ratios; Sex Ratios; Ethnic Structure
- The Role of the Taiwan Family Planning Program on the Fertility TransitionView 1: Absolute Denial; View 2: Agnostic Attitudes; View 3: Unquestioning Acceptance; View 4: Weak Statistical Argument; View 5: Strong Statistical Argument; Post-Transition Problems; Is Fertility Too Low?; Future Functions and Goals of Family Planning; References; Chapter 4 Mortality, Morbidity, and Public Health; Changes in Mortality; Temporal Patterns of Change; Spatial Patterns of Change; Changes in the Leading Causes of Death; Issues and Themes; Eradication Programs, Public Health, and Health Facilities
- Medical Facilities: The Question of Number and DistributionNatural Experiments; Weather; Economic Development; Aborigines; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Migration; International Migration; General International Migration; The Brain Drain; Illegal Migration; Overseas and Mainland Chinese migration; Internal Migration; Size and Nature of Migration Patterns and Streams; Macroeconomic Studies; Regional Studies; Consequences of Internal Migration; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6 Population Policies; Origins of Policies; Policies Dealing with Growth; The NeoMalthusian Argument
- Reactions to the NeoMalthusian ArgumentReconciliation of Conflicting Views; Non-Demographic Programs with Fertility Consequences; Post-Transition Growth Policies-Towards an Evaluation; Distribution and Migration; Indirect Distribution Policies and Programs; Direct Distribution Policies and Programs; Evaluation of All Distribution Policies; Health Problems; Old Problems; New Problems; Persistent Problems; Critique; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions; What Is Really Known about Demographic Change in Taiwan; Is Taiwan's Experience a Model for Third World Countries?