The Population of Modern China

by Poston, Dudley L.; Yaukey, David

• ISBN13: 9780306442353
• ISBN10: 0306442353
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-11-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

This work brings together some of the most important recent English-language articles dealing with virtually all aspects of the population of mainland China. This timely resource will be a valuable tool for the Western demographer to reconstruct in detail what has happened to China's population since 1949.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Population and Population Studies in China	p. 1
New China's Population	p. 5
Population Studies in China: Privileged Past, Anxious Future	p. 19
Size, Growth and Distribution	p. 47
A Brief History of China's Population	p. 51
Population Dynamics and Policy in China	p. 59
Distribution of Chinese Population	p. 83
International Migration	p. 113
The Distribution of the Overseas Chinese	p. 117
The Old Chinatown Ghettos	p. 149
Mortality	p. 161
China's Changing Mortality	p. 163
Famine in China, 1958-61	p. 225
Fertility, Abortion and Contraceptive Trends	p. 273
Fertility Trends in China	p. 277
Abortion in China: Incidence and Implications	p. 287
Patterns of Contraceptive Use in China	p. 311
Fertility Differentials	p. 329
Local Area Variations in Reproductive Behavior in China, 1973-1982	p. 333
Socioeconomic Development, Family Planning and Fertility in China: A Subregional Analysis	p. 367
Fertility Policy	p. 397
Fertility Policy in China: Future Options	p. 401
Second Thoughts on the Second Child: A Talk with Peng Peiyun	p. 421
Effects of the One-Child Policy on the Children of China	p. 427
Age and Sex Structure	p. 445
The Age-Sex Structure of Modern China: A Graphic Description and Explanation	p. 449
Implications of the Aging of China's Population	p. 463
Sex Preference, Fertility and Family Planning in China	p. 491
Marriage and Family	p. 525
Marriage in China Since 1950	p. 529
Changes in Family Structure in China	p. 535
Ethnic Composition	p. 549
Ethnic Diversity and Distribution	p. 553
The Demographic and Socioeconomic Composition of China's Ethnic Minorities	p. 573
Ethnic Identification in China	p. 601
Internal Migration and Urbanization	p. 615
Migration in China: Methodological and Policy Challenges	p. 617
Urbanization in China: New Insights from the 1982 Census	p. 633
Provincial Population Size and Interprovincial Migration	p. 683
Epilogue: China in 1990	p. 699
Glossary	p. 719
Author Index	p. 731
Subject Index	p. 739
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