Birth Control in China 1949-2000 : Population Policy and Demographic Development.

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This comprehensive volume analyses Chinese birth policies and population developments from the founding of the People's Republic to the 2000 census. The main emphasis is on China's 'Hardship Number One Under Heaven': the highly controversial one-child campaign, and the violent cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scharping, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Chinese worlds.
Subjects:
Birth control > China.
Birth control > Economic aspects > China.
Birth control > Government policy > China.
China > Population policy.
China > Population.
Régulation des naissances > Chine.
Régulation des naissances > Aspect économique > Chine.
Régulation des naissances > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.
Birth control
Birth control > Economic aspects
Birth control > Government policy
Population
Population policy
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Family & Marriage.
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Introduction
  • Levels of understanding
  • Moral and cultural dimensions
  • Information and sources
  • Pt. II. Policy formulation
  • Motives and goals of Chinese birth control
  • Phases of the one-child policy and its forerunners
  • Pt. III. Bureaucratic implementation
  • Legal norms and practice in flux
  • Problems of organization
  • Planning and evaluation
  • Pt. IV. Popular response
  • Gender roles, family size and sex preferences
  • Strategies and evidences of non-compliance
  • Pt. V. Demographic results
  • Female marriage trends
  • Fertility levels
  • Changes in sex and age structure
  • Pt. VI. Conclusions and future perspectives
  • Looking back: causal structures and policy impact
  • Looking forward: demographic projections and their implications
  • Weighing the options: past experience and new ideas. Epilogue: The population census of November 2000.

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