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In this comprehensive analysis of thirty-five years of population change in the People''s Republic of China, the author highlights China''s shifting population policies and pieces together the available data, assessing and adjusting them as necessary in order to discover the actual population changes.



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'Until the publication of this magnificent volume there has been no single work that presents both authoritative figures on the magnitude of recent population changes and reasoned analysis of their origins and implications ... The book is beautifully written and printed, has fine graphs and tables, and includes an excellent map.'The American Historical Review

Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. The quality of China's population data 3. Health and morbidity 4. Mortality 5. The setting for fertility decline 6. Late marriage and birth planning 7. The one-child family campaign 8. Fertility 9. Population distribution, internal migration, and ethnic groups 10. Review and prospect Appendixes Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index.

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1991
      ISBN13: 9780804718875, 978-0804718875
      ISBN10: 0804718873
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In this comprehensive analysis of thirty-five years of population change in the People''s Republic of China, the author highlights China''s shifting population policies and pieces together the available data, assessing and adjusting them as necessary in order to discover the actual population changes.



      Trade Review
      'Until the publication of this magnificent volume there has been no single work that presents both authoritative figures on the magnitude of recent population changes and reasoned analysis of their origins and implications ... The book is beautifully written and printed, has fine graphs and tables, and includes an excellent map.'The American Historical Review

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. The quality of China's population data 3. Health and morbidity 4. Mortality 5. The setting for fertility decline 6. Late marriage and birth planning 7. The one-child family campaign 8. Fertility 9. Population distribution, internal migration, and ethnic groups 10. Review and prospect Appendixes Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index.

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