The Hope of the Country with a Large Population Theories and Practic
China has the largest population in the world. However, according to the United Nations, India and China are expected to simultaneously reach a population of approximately 1.38 billion by 2030, with India taking a slight lead. China will be all too happy
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The Hope of the Country with a Large Population Theories and Practices of China‘s Population Transformation
The Hope of the Country with a Large Population
Xueyuan Tian
The Hope of the Country with a Large Population Theories and Practices of China’s Population Transformation
Xueyuan Tian Institute of Population and Labor Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing, People’s Republic of China
ISBN 978-3-642-40831-1 ISBN 978-3-642-40832-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40832-8 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013953589 © Social Sciences Academic Press (China) and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publishers, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publishers’ locations, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publishers can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publishers make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
China has the largest population in the world. However, according to the United Nations, India and China are estimated to reach a population of approximately 1.38 billion simultaneously by 2030, with India taking a slight lead. China will find itself content to surrender the position as the largest population nation to others. Where does this contentment come from? For China, this situation is symbolic for the solution to the excessive population and a milestone for the “three-stage” population development strategy, as well as the people’s hope
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