Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The quality of China's population data 3. Health and morbidity 4. Mortality 5. The setting for fertility decline 6. Late marriage and birth planning 7. The one-child family campaign 8. Fertility 9. Population distribution, internal migration, and ethnic groups 10. Review and prospect Appendixes Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index.

Reviews

'Until the publication of this magnificent volume there has been no single work that presents both authoritative figures on the magnitude of recent population changes and reasoned analysis of their origins and implications ... The book is beautifully written and printed, has fine graphs and tables, and includes an excellent map.'The American Historical Review