China's population policy at the crossroads: Social impacts and prospects

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-218

  Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Jiang, Quanbao ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; ethical issue; fertility; population policy; sex ratio at birth (SRB)

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ETHICS; FERTILITY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POPULATION POLICY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL IMPACT;

CHINA;

EID: 84893622320     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: 15685314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685314-12341298     Document Type: Article

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