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Reviews 557 Gabe T. Wang. China’s Population: Problems, Thoughts and Policies. Aldershot (England) and Brookfield (Vermont): Ashgate, 1999. xi, 245 pp. Hardcover £45.00, U.S. $78.95, isbn 1–84014–736–9. When little was known about China’s population by the outside world, a general, comprehensive text on the topic seemed reasonable, especially for a population that has represented between a third and a fifth of the world’s population over history. Since the reforms of the 1970s, however, copious amounts of data have emerged about the theory behind the population policy of the People’s Republic of China, its implementation, and its results. As Gabe Wang proves, a single au- thor can still attempt a comprehensive text on these topics, but is unlikely to do so effectively. China’s Population: Problems, Thoughts and Policies covers too much ground, and succeeds least in areas where other authors have already done excellent work. The four chapters on population thought before and after the Revolution and the implementation of fertility and population-distribution policies, on the other hand, are excellent and welcome resources. The synopsis of traditional Chinese population theory found in chapter 2 should be required reading for classes in economic or population theory. Ideas that Western students are
China Review International – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Sep 1, 2001
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