1st Edition
Birth Control in China 1949-2000 Population Policy and Demographic Development
By Thomas Scharping
Copyright 2002
424 Pages
by
Routledge
424 Pages
by
Routledge
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This comprehensive volume analyses Chinese birth policies and population developments from the founding of the People's Republic to the 2000 census. The main emphasis is on China's 'Hardship Number One Under Heaven': the highly controversial one-child campaign, and the violent clash between family strategies and government policies it entails. Birth Control in China 1949-2000 documents an... Read more
Introduction
Policy Formulation
Bureaucratic Implementation
Popular Response
Demographic Results
Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Epilogue: The Population Census of November of 2000
Policy Formulation
Bureaucratic Implementation
Popular Response
Demographic Results
Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Epilogue: The Population Census of November of 2000
Biography
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).
'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
