Demographic Developments in China

<p>This book assesses current developments in China’s demography and discusses the changes which should be implemented to bring policy into line with the current demographic situation. It argues that population planning which was introduced in the early years of the People’s Republic alongside economic planning including the one child policy is no longer appropriate. It considers the results of the 2010 census which showed the very significant shifts that are occurring including a declining rate of population growth ongoing growth of the number of people in the floating population an increasingly imbalanced sex ratio among newborn children and ongoing ageing of the population. Besides discussing population planning policy the book also examines how policies in the fields of education health gender relations child development in rural areas and polices for the elderly and families should be adjusted to accommodate demographic developments.</p>