Demographic Developments in China (Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy)

Hardcover, xxiii + 250 pages, bibliography & index, NOT ex-library. Clean and bright interior with unmarked text: no writing, no highlighting of any kind. A diagonal crease to lower outer corner of first ten leaves; folded/curled lower outer corner of pp 29-38; a gentle nick with a short crease to lower edge of two leaves (pp 209-212). Very good firm binding. Boards show regular shelfwear, two small indentations to lower edge of front panel, a couple of short cosmetic edge-nicks to corners. Published without a dust jacket. --- Contents: 1. The Chinese Population at a Historic Turning Point (Implementation of the Family Planning Policy; Changes in the Demographic Situation); - 2. Socioeconomic Development as a Determinant of Demographic Transitions (Population and Development: Controversies and Realities; General Patterns of Demographic Transition; A New Stage in China's Demographic Transition); - 3. Socioeconomic Impacts of Demographic Transition (Life Cycles and Socioeconomic Policies; The 'Demographic Dividend' and Economic Growth; The Impact of Changes in Age Structure; Policy Responses to Changes in Population Structure: Adjusting the Family Planning Policy and Improving Population 'Quality'); - 4. A Steady Approach to Adjusting the Family Planning Policy (Partial Adjustments Already Underway; Population Prospects Under Different Scenarios; Principles Behind a New Policy, and Primary Focal Points; Steps in Adjusting the Reproductive Policy; Contents Note Continued: Supporting Measures That Will Be Required as Policy Is Adjusted); - 5. Investing in Health (China's Progress in Healthcare; China's Healthcare System Reform in the Twenty-first Century; New Issues Confronting Healthcare; Principles Behind Healthcare System Reform); - 6. Improving Education (The Human Capital Required to Upgrade Industries; Education in the Context of an Aging Population; Turning China's Large Population Into a Rich Human Resource); - 7. Child Development in Rural Areas (Investing in Children; Early Childhood Development; The Nutrition of Rural Students; Measures to Enhance Child Development in Rural Areas); - 8. An Overall Planning Approach to the Issue of Population Mobility in the Future Development of Urban and Rural Areas (Population Mobility and 'Quasi-Urbanization'; Establishing a New Model of Population Management and Services; Moving Further in Reforming the Household Registration System; Contents Note Continued: Taking Greater Advantage of the Potential Labor Supply in an Overall Approach to Urban and Rural Development); - 9. Promoting Gender Equality (Gender Equality and Women's Development; Gender Balance Overall, and an Imbalanced Sex Ratio at Birth; Gender Equality and the Protection of Women; Measures to Promote Gender Equality); - 10. Stimulating Development Potential in an Aging Society; Expanding Coverage of Government Support for the Elderly; Increasing Participation of the Elderly in the Labor Force; Exploring a Uniquely Chinese Approach to Supporting the Elderly Population; The 'Sunrise Industry' of Care for the Elderly); - 11. Capacity Building for Family Development (Changing Family Structures and Characteristics; Problems Confronting Families During a Period of Social Transition; Changing Intergenerational Relationships as Families Change; Bias in the Targeting of Social Policies, and the Need for Change; Contents Note Continued: Family Policy and Capacity Building for Family Development); - 12. Policy Proposals (Adjusting the Family Planning Policy; Investing in Health and Education; Emphasizing Child Development in Rural Areas; Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Population Mobility in Urban and Rural Areas; Stimulating Development Potential in an Aging Society; Promoting Gender Equality; Improving Development Capacities in Families).…