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

This study reveals how birth control in China is shaped by political, economic and social interests, bureaucratic structures and financial concerns.

About the author

Thomas Scharping is Chair for Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany. He has published widely on modern China, including Floating Population and Migration in China: The Impact of Economic Reforms (Hamburg: 1997) and the documentary collection The Evolution of Regional Birth Planning Norms in China 1954-97 (for the Journal Chinese Sociology and Anthropology, Armonk: 2000).

Summary

This study reveals how birth control in China is shaped by political, economic and social interests, bureaucratic structures and financial concerns.

Additional text

'This is a fascinating book, rich with information and insights ... an important contribution to our understanding of the demography of China. I recommend it not only to demographers interested in China but also to anyone insterested in the details of the formulation and enforcement of government policies.' - Population Studies

'Scharping's book proves to be a very important work on topics of Chinese fertility, birth control, eugenics, public policy and development, migration, population, and ethnicity.' - China Information

Product details

• Authors: Scharping, Thomas Scharping, Scharping Thomas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 05.12.2016
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore
• EAN: 9781138176829
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17682-9
• Pages: 424
• Series: Chinese Worlds; Chinese Worlds
• Subjects: China, Sociology, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, Planning, MEDICAL / Public Health, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology, HISTORY / Asia / China, RELIGION / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law, RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations, total, Order, Numbers, Fertility, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, rate, Zhang Ziyi, Asian History, Ethical issues & debates, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Ethical issues and debates, Birth control, contraception, family planning, REGULATIONS, Ecclesiastical (canon) law, commission, Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law, Higher, National People’s Congress, Vice Versa, births, Family Size Preferences, Welfare Institutes, Socioeconomic Developments, State Birth Planning, Birth Planning Campaign, Birth Planning Regulations, Parity Progression Ratios, Birth Planning, Annual Sample Survey, Chen Da, Higher Order Birth, Chinese Birth Control, Birth Numbers, Average Marriage Age, Chinese Population Policies, National Fertility Survey, Peng Peiyun, Traditional Sex Preferences, Unauthorized Births, Birth Planning Commission, IUD Insertion, Sex Specific Abortions