ISBN:
020389006X
,
0415468841
,
9780203890066
,
9780415468848
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 217 p)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge research on public and social policy in Asia
Parallel Title:
Print version Ultra-Low Fertility in Pacific Asia : Trends, Causes and Policy Issues
DDC:
304.6
Keywords:
Fertility, Human
;
Fertility, Human
;
East Asia Population policy
;
Pacific Area Population policy
Abstract:
This book brings together work on the low fertility countries of East Asia with an analysis of trends in fertility, what we know about their determinants and consequences, the policy issues and how these are being addressed in the various countries
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and maps; Tables and appendices; Contributors' biographies; Definition of terms; Preface; 1 Very low fertility in Pacific Asian countries: Causes and policy responses; 2 Explanations of low fertility in East Asia: A comparative perspective; 3 Japan's declining fertility and policy responses; 4 The arrival of low fertility in China; 5 Socioeconomic development and fertility in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea; 6 The 1997 Asian economic crisis and changes in the pattern of socioeconomic differentials in Korean fertility
Description / Table of Contents:
7 Ultra-low fertility in Hong Kong: A review of related demographic transitions, social issues and policies to encourage childbirth8 Ultra-low fertility in Singapore: Some observations; 9 From population control to fertility promotion: A case study of family policies and fertility trends in Singapore; 10 Fertility in Pacific Asia: Looking to the future; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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