Population in China

Nancy E. Riley

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Polity Press
18 November 2016

Population & demography

Series: China Today

China is home to a fifth of the world�s inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place. The state has played a direct role in these changes, seeing population control as an important part of its intention to modernize the country.

In this insightful new work, Nancy E. Riley argues that China�s population policies and outcomes are not simply imposed by the state onto an unresponsive citizenry, but have arisen from the social organization of China over the past sixty years. Riley demonstrates how China�s population and population policy are intertwined and interact with other social and economic features. Riley also examines the unintended consequences of state directives, including the extraordinary number of �missing girls,� the rapid aging of the population, and an increase in inequality, particularly between rural and urban residents.

Ultimately, China�s demographic story has to be understood as a complex, multi-pieced phenomenon. This book will be essential reading for researchers and students of China and social demography, as well as non-specialists interested in the changing nature of China�s population.

By: Nancy E. Riley
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9780745688633
ISBN 10: 0745688632
Series: China Today
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 18 November 2016
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Map Chronology 1. Introduction 2. China's Recent Demographic History 3. Controlling Fertility Through Birth Planning Policies 4. Mobility and Its Control 5. Public Health, Morbidity and Mortality 6. Gender and Population Dynamics 7. Demographic Changes and the Family 8. Conclusion: A Look into the Future Notes References Index

Nancy E. Riley is Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College

Reviews for Population in China

Nancy Riley has written one of the most informative, insightful, and engaging books on China's population that I have ever read. It will be many years before we see a book dealing with China's population that is as well-written, as lucid and as carefully researched. Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University In this important and eminently readable book, the noted China sociologist and demographer Nancy Riley steps back to tell the big-picture story of population in the People's Republic. Brimming with sociological imagination, Riley's book brings population to life and makes us see why it is so vital to an understanding of China today. Susan Greenhalgh, Harvard University