Economic Reforms and Fertility Behaviour
A Study of a Northern Chinese Village
1st Edition
Published on 19. December 2013
292 pages
978-1-134-24502-4 (ISBN)
Description
Based on an intensive fieldwork in a southern Hebei village in northern China (1992/3), the author takes an institutional approach and focuses on the way deliberate Chinese state policies driven by new economic and social agendas since the late 1970s have impacted on marriage, family relations and consequently on the way fertility trends have been adversely affected; the study is also very much concerned with the human dimension and the way in which such social and economic changes are perceived and applied in a rural community. The research presented in this study goes a long way to unravelling the puzzle concerning the reasons for a very rapid decline in Chinese fertility rates, contrasting sharply with a very different fertility transition within western cultures.
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' ... an important addition to the literature on Chinese fertility. One of the few in-depth case studies of reproductive life in the countryside, it connects economic dynamics to demographic dynamics in compelling ways while deepening our insight into the microlevel processes of fertility decisionmaking.' - Population and Development Review 28:4 'An important addition to the literature on Chinese fertility. One of the few in-depth case studies of reproductive life in the countryside, it connects economic dynamics to demographic dynamics in compelling ways while deepening our insight into the microlevel processes of fertility decisionmaking.' - Population and Development ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
File size
22,15 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-24502-4 (9781134245024)
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Content
Introduction Chapter 1. Economy, Institutions and Fertility: Theoretical Explorations Chapter 2. Chinese Reforms and Fertility: Macro Context Chapter 3. The County: Reforms, Family Planning, Economy and Population Chapter 4. The Village: Institutional Reforms and Social Change Chapter 5. Dynamics of Marriage Change Chapter 6. The Changing Nature of Family Relations Chapter 7. Inter-generational Obligaitons and Fertility Motivation Chapter 8. Implementation of State Family Planning Programmes Chapter 9. Fertility, Contraception and Adoption Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography Index
