Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 5

Achieving Prosperity for All Through Shared Development
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-40742-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Chinese Research Perspectives / Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor

This translation of selections from Reports on China’s Population and Labor (No. 17) allows readers to take stock of what China has done to tackle some of the country’s most important demographic and labor-related issues. The volume opens with two articles on the universal two-child policy, one of the most eagerly anticipated and closely watched population policy changes in recent years. These are followed by new population forecasts based on the new policy, and an analysis of what they mean for education resource allocation. In addition to familiar topics such as household registration, pension system reform and income distribution, this volume devotes considerable space to examining challenges facing Chinese women, especially those related to employment and marriage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cai, Fang

Zhang, Juwei

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Beschäftigung, Arbeitslosigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations

1 The Universal Two-Child Policy: History and Implementation

Zhang Juwei and Yang Ge

2 The Universal Two-Child Policy and Support for Families

Li Jianmin

3 Quantitative and Structural Changes in China’s Population and the Allocation of Educational Resources

Cai Yifei, Wang Zhiyong, and Gao Wenshu

4 The Point-based Household Registration System: Current Condition, Risks, and Policy Improvements

Hou Huili

5 Narrowing the Income Gap: Challenges and Strategies

Zhang Juwei and Zhao Wen

6 China’s Floating Population and Relative Poverty in Cities: Current Condition, Risks, and Policies

Yang Ge

7 Chinese Women in the Workforce: Current Condition and Problems

Ma Lifang

8 Building a Universal Social Security System for the Elderly

Cheng Jie

9 Dating and Marriage for College-Educated Single Women in the Cities

Wu Yaowu

Index

Über Autor(innen)

CAI Fang, Ph.D. in economics, is Vice President of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and has been a visiting scholar at many universities around the world. He served as Director of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics at CASS between 1998 and 2014. Cai was also a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the 12th National People’s Congress, and a standing committee member of both the National People’s Congress and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

ZHANG Juwei, Ph.D. in demographic economics, is Director of Institute of Population and Labor Economics at the China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Director of Research Center for Labor and Social Security at CASS. Zhang has devoted himself to the studies of demography and labor economics for nearly thirty years. More than 200 articles written by Zhang have been published in journals, including Social Sciences in China, Economic Research Journal, and China Economic Review.