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Book SynopsisThis English-language volume is an edited collection of articles from the 2010 Chinese-language volume of the Green Book of Population and Labor. It examines recent developments in the Chinese demographic transition and its implications, especially for the labor market. The global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009 impacted the Chinese labor market during and after its occurrence; it hit the real economy and caused lay-offs for urban workers and a mass exodus of migrant workers from the non-agricultural workplace. The Chinese economy recovered quickly, thanks to the government’s fiscal stimulus package. It was impressive to see social protection programs implemented by the central and local governments with the interests of vulnerable people in mind. This volume intends to draw some lessons from the experiences and to discuss the trends of the labor market and social protection in the post-crisis period by focusing on three issues: policy measures, challenges to future growth, and the vulnerability of factions within the labor market.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements List of Contributors Chapter One Demographic Changes During the Period of Twelfth Five-Year Plan and Predictions for Population Development Hu Ying, Cai Fang, and Du Yang Chapter Two Low Fertility and Related Theoretical Issues in China Guo Zhigang Chapter Three How China Tackled the Global Financial Crisis Cai Fang, Du Yang, and Wang Meiyan Chapter Four Public Investment and Employment: An Empirical Analysis Wang Dewen Chapter Five Growing Pains: What Employment Dilemma Does China Face at Its Lewis Turning Point? Cai Fang Chapter Six The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Employment in Small and Medium Enterprises Wu Yaowu and Du Yang Chapter Seven Changes in Industrial Location and Labor Flows in China Cai Fang, Wang Meiyan, and Qu Yue Chapter Eight Population, Industrial Development, and Employment in Chinese Urbanization Du Yang, Wang Meiyan Chapter Nine Has Labor Migration Really Not Narrowed the Rural-Urban Income Gap? Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan Chapter Ten Emission Reduction Compatible with Economic and Employment Growth Cai Fang, Du Yang, and Wang Meiyan Chapter Eleven The New Elements of China’s Labor Market in the Post-Financial-Crisis Era Cai Fang, Wang Meiyan Chapter Twelve Reform of the Hukou System and Unification of Rural-Urban Social Welfare Cai Fang Index
