Eastern Asian Population History and Contemporary Population Issues

This book interprets and explains contemporary population issues from historical and cultural perspectives. These include lowest-low fertility in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, early population aging in China relative to the developmental level, and various modes of domestic and international mig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Suzuki, Toru
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Population Studies of Japan
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book interprets and explains contemporary population issues from historical and cultural perspectives. These include lowest-low fertility in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, early population aging in China relative to the developmental level, and various modes of domestic and international migration in the region. The book shows that divergent fertility decline can be attributed to the family patterns established in the pre-modern era in each country. It also examines the diversity of international migration in Eastern Asian countries today is also understood from the long-term historical view
Physical Description:X, 84 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811332302