The world's two most populous countries face numerous policy challenges from rapid demographic change, including gender imbalance, population aging, and rapid urbanization. Drawing on social science expertise from China, India, and the United States, the contributors examine the social and economic challenges for policy across a range of domains, from family planning and old-age support to human capital investment, poverty alleviation, and broader issues of governance.

Sections focus on:

Policy challenges and economic impact

Fertility and sex imbalance

Human capital and urbanization

Population aging

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Drawing on social science expertise from China, India, and the United States, the contributors to this study examine the social and economic challenges for policy across a range of domains, from family planning and old-age support to human capital investment, poverty alleviation, and broader issues of governance.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781931368407
Publisert
2016-08-23
Utgiver
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies; Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies
Vekt
286 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
174

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Karen Eggleston is the director of the Asia Health Policy Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC). She is a fellow at Stanford's Center for Health Policy/Primary Care and Outcomes Research and a Faculty Research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research.