China's regional disparity in demographic transition: A spatial analysis

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-317

  Wang, Jiamin ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age transition; Demographic transition; Fertility transition; Household transition; Migration transition; Regional disparity

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FERTILITY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; MIGRATION; REGIONAL PATTERN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 77953788423     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 15530892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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