Birth control in China, 1949-2000 : population policy and demographic development

Author(s)

• Scharping, Thomas

Bibliographic Information

Birth control in China, 1949-2000 : population policy and demographic development

Thomas Scharping

（Chinese worlds）

RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [372]-395) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415386043

Description

This comprehensive volume analyzes 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 agonizing search for a way out of predicament and a protracted inner Party struggle, a massive effort for social engineering and grinding problems of implementation. It reveals how birth control in China is shaped by political, economic and social interests, bureaucratic structures and financial concerns. Based on own interviews and a wealth of new statistics, surveys and documents, Thomas Scharping also analyzes how the demographics of China have changed due to birth control policies, and what the future is likely to hold. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of modern China, Asian studies and the social sciences.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Levels of Understanding 2. Moral and Cultural Dimensions 3. Information and Sources: Policy Formulation 4. Motives and Goals of Chinese Birth Control 5. Phases of One-Child Policy and its Forerunners: Bureaucratic Implementation 6. Legal Norms and Practice in Flux 7. Problems of Organization 8. Planning and Evaluation: Popular Response 9. Gender Roles, Family Size and Sex Preferences 10. Strategies and Evidences of Non-Compliance Demographic Results 11. Female Marriage Trends 12. Fertility Levels 13. Changes in Sex and Age Structure: Conclusions and Future Perspectives 14. Looking Back: Causal Structures and Policy Impact 15. Looking Forward: Demographic Projections and Their Implications 16. Weighing the Options: Past Experience and New Ideas Epilogue: The Population Census of November of 2000

Volume

ISBN 9780700711543

Description

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 agonizing search for a way out of predicament and a protracted inner Party struggle, a massive effort for social engineering and grinding problems of implementation. It reveals how birth control in China is shaped by political, economic and social interests, bureaucratic structures and financial concerns. Based on own interviews and a wealth of new statistics, surveys and documents, Thomas Scharping also analyses how the demographics of China have changed due to birth control policies, and what the future is likely to hold. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Modern China, Asian studies and the social sciences.

Table of Contents

Introduction Policy Formulation Bureaucratic Implementation Popular Response Demographic Results Conclusions and Future Perspectives Epilogue: The Population Census of November of 2000

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Details

• NCID: BA59431776
• ISBN:
  • 0700711546
  • 0415386047
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 406 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 304.630951
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Birth control -- China
  • LCSH : Family size -- Government policy -- China
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA36133418