The Population Problem in Pacific Asia

ISBN-13: 9780199361076 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 240 str.

Stuart Gietel-Basten

Recenzje

At last, here is a book which scrutinises a wide range of contexts and data on the demographic profiles of Pacific Asian countries leading to it having 'population problem' in quotation marks-connoting 'so-called,' 'alleged,' or similar. That sceptical rejection is quite correct. The book is an academic work in demography, but I hope it will be read by politicians to get through to them that superficial, ill-informed speeches and policy proposals that implicitly or explicitly demonise women are likely to be totally nugatory in their impacts.

O autorze

Stuart Gietel-Basten, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Science and Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research explores the causes and consequences of low fertility in east and south-east Asia. He has co-authored an introduction to demography entitled Why Demography Matters and has co-edited a volume entitled Family Demography in Asia.