Based on China’s recently released 2010 population census data, this edited volume analyses the most recent demographic trends in China, in the context of sig

With rapid commercialization, a booming urban economy, and the relaxation of state migratory policies, over 100 million peasants, known as China's "floating pop

Demographic transition constitutes one of the most fundamental modern historical changes; people live much longer, have fewer children, and experience higher mo

The present volume is the first systematic reconstruction of the demographic series of the population of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to 1953. Desig

The authors set out each of the scarcities that could limit China's power and stall its progress. Beyond scarcities of natural resources and public goods, they