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

Zusatztext '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 Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext This study reveals how birth control in China is shaped by political! economic and social interests! bureaucratic structures and financial concerns. Zusammenfassung This study reveals how birth control in China is shaped by political, economic and social interests, bureaucratic structures and financial concerns. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Policy Formulation Bureaucratic Implementation Popular Response Demographic Results Conclusions and Future Perspectives Epilogue: The Population Census of November of 2000

Product details

• Authors: T. Scharping, Thomas Scharping, Scharping Thoma, Scharping Thomas, Thomas Sharping
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2002
• EAN: 9780700711543
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1154-3
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Chinese Worlds; Chinese Worlds
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; China, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Population & demography, Population and Demography, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Birth control, contraception, family planning