Fertility in China: An uncertain future

Population Studies

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages S97-S105

  Basten, Stuart ^a   Jiang, Quanbao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; family planning policy; fertility; one child policy

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; POLICY REFORM; POPULATION POLICY;

CHINA;

CHINA; FAMILY PLANNING; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84928474041     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2014.982898     Document Type: Article

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