Development of China’s Demographic Policies
https://doi.org/10.24833/2782-7062-2022-1-2-59-81
Abstract
The paper examines the development of demographic policies throughout the history of the People’s Republic of China, makes predictions for future trends and offers potential solutions based on quantitative analysis. The policies focused on controlling the fertility rate control, with measures first advocated by the government and then made a part of administration regulation, with further changes at legislative level. The author shows that while the Chinese population is growing, but fertility is decreasing and concludes that the population will decrease in the near future unless the situation changes. That explains the adjustments made by the Chinese government which is integrating demographic policies into the country’s long-term strategies.
About the Author
F. Shide
Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, MGIMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Shide Feng – PhD Student
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Shide F. Development of China’s Demographic Policies. Governance and Politics. 2022;1(2):59-81. https://doi.org/10.24833/2782-7062-2022-1-2-59-81
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