Report No. 7 on China's Population and Labor Issues (Social and Economic Consequences of Population Transformation) - Includes CD-ROM

Author: Cai Fang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book combines the recent socioeconomic consequences of population transformation, as well as the latest predictions on population size and structure, from demographers and economists. It attempts to evaluate population policies, explores feasible adjustments for future population policies, and aims to draw attention from various sectors of society, scholars, and policymakers to these issues. The authors analyze problems with a pragmatic approach, fully acknowledging the effectiveness of the family planning policy and the policy to maintain the current low birth rate. They primarily propose questions and solutions from the perspectives of economic and social development. This book combines the recent socioeconomic consequences of population transformation, as well as the latest predictions on population size and structure, from demographers and economists. It attempts to evaluate population policies, explores feasible adjustments for future population policies, and aims to draw attention from various sectors of society, scholars, and policymakers to these issues. The authors analyze problems with a pragmatic approach, fully acknowledging the effectiveness of the family planning policy and the policy to maintain the current low birth rate.