Home to close to 60 per cent of the world’s population, Asia is the largest and by far the most populous continent. It is also extremely diverse, physically and culturally. Asian countries and regions have their own distinctive histories, cultural traditions, religious beliefs and political systems, and they have often pursued different routes to development. Asian populations also present a striking array of demographic characteristics and stages of demographic transition.
This handbook is the first to provide a comprehensive study of population change across the whole of Asia. Comprising 28 chapters by more than 40 international experts this handbook examines demographic transitions on the continent, their considerable variations, their causes and consequences, and their relationships with a wide range of social, economic, political and cultural processes. Major topics covered include: population studies and sources of demographic data; historical demography; family planning and fertility decline; sex preferences; mortality changes; causes of death; HIV/AIDS; population distribution and migration; urbanization; marriage and family; human capital and labour force; population ageing; demographic dividends; political demography; population and environment; and Asia’s demographic future.
This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive reference for researchers, policymakers, academics, students and anyone who is interested in population change in Asia and the world.
Edited by:
Zhongwei Zhao,
Adrian C. Hayes
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367580933
ISBN 10: 0367580934
Pages: 550
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
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A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1: Introduction - Zhongwei Zhao and Adrian C. Hayes Chapter 2: Asia’s major demographic data sources - Daniel Goodkind Chapter 3: The development of population research institutions in Asia - Peter McDonald Chapter 4: Asian historical demography - Cameron Campbell and Satomi Kurosu Chapter 5: Fertility decline - Stuart Gietel-Basten Chapter 6: Family planning policies and programmes - Adrian C. Hayes Chapter 7: Family planning, contraceptive use and abortion - Yan Che and Baochang Gu Chapter 8: Reproductive health and maternal mortality - Terence H. Hull and Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi Chapter 9: Son preference, sex ratios and ‘missing girls’ in Asia - Monica Das Gupta, Doo-Sub Kim, Shuzhuo Li and Rohini Prabha Pande Chapter 10: Child mortality - Danzhen You, Lucia Hug and Kenneth Hill Chapter 11: Changes in old-age mortality since 1950 - Danan Gu, Patrick Gerland, Kirill Andreev, Nan Li, Thomas Spoorenberg, Gerhard Heilig and Francois Pelletier Chapter 12: Age patterns and sex differentials in mortality - Yan Yu and Zhongwei Zhao Chapter 13: Trends in causes of death and burden of diseases - Colin D. Mathers Chapter 14: HIV/AIDS in Asia - Binod Nepal Chapter 15: Population distribution - Christophe Z. Guilmoto and Sébastien Oliveau Chapter 16: The urbanization of low- and middle-income Asia - Mark R. Montgomery and Deborah Balk Chapter 17: Asia’s international migration - Graeme Hugo Chapter 18: Forced and refugee migration in Asia - Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi and Ellen Percy Kraly Chapter 19: Changing marriage patterns in Asia - Gavin W. Jones Chapter 20: Family and household composition in Asia - Albert Esteve and Chia Liu Chapter 21: Asia’s demographic transition: variations and major determinants - Minja Kim Choe Chapter 22: Human capital formation in Asia 1970–2010 - Samir KC and Wolfgang Lutz Chapter 23: The process of population ageing and its challenges - Heather Booth Chapter 24: Demographic dividends - Tomoko Kinugasa Chapter 25: Population and environment in Asia - Adrian C. Hayes Chapter 26: Population, the state and security in Asia - Geoffrey McNicoll Chapter 27: The demographic future of Asia - Wolfgang Lutz and Samir KC Chapter 28: Conclusion - Zhongwei Zhao and Adrian C. Hayes
Zhongwei Zhao is a graduate of Peking University and the University of Cambridge. He now works at the Australian National University (ANU). His research interests are broad and he has published widely on historical demography, computer microsimulation, family and kinship, mortality, fertility, famine and environmental impacts on population health. Adrian C. Hayes was educated in the UK and the US and has combined an active academic career with extensive development experience in Asia. He has taught at major universities in the United States, Canada, China and Nepal, and has worked with the United Nations, the World Bank and other bilateral and international agencies. He is currently based at the ANU.
Reviews for Routledge Handbook of Asian Demography
The Routledge Handbook of Asian Demography is a much needed compendium of data and analysis on the causes and consequences of the population changes underway in Asia. A lineup of superstar contributors carefully examines the commonalities and the diversity of Asia's demographic transitions. The volume will be indispensable not only for students and scholars but also for policy makers, program managers, journalists, and others interested in the evolution of population and Asia's development in the twenty-first century. Peter J. Donaldson, President Emeritus, Population Council
