{"product_id":"the-population-problem-in-pacific-asia-9780199361076","title":"The Population Problem in Pacific Asia","description":"Despite the twenty-first century's often being referred to as the Asian Century-indicating hope for economic growth and the rebalancing of the global order-population aging and stagnation present an existential threat to the success of China and other territories of Pacific Asia (namely Japan, \u003cbr\u003eTaiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea). This book argues that the population problem, rooted in low fertility, has thus far been largely considered in a linear way: low fertility leads to population stagnation and rapid aging, so fixing low fertility should correct the problem. However, a\u003cbr\u003emulti-dimensional lens is essential to appreciating the scale and nature of the issue-and, indeed, to determining whether it is an issue at all. Stuart Gietel-Basten examines how the issue of low fertility has been constructed, how blame has been apportioned, and why policies designed to tackle it\u003cbr\u003ehave yielded few results. Drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources as well as examples from scholarly and popular literature, \u003cem\u003eThe Population Problem in Pacific Asia\u003c\/em\u003e takes a comparative approach to fertility in the region and locates mainland China in its regional context. It serves as\u003cbr\u003ea useful resource for government workers, stakeholders, and students and scholars in sociology, demography, geography, economics, and area studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Gietel-Basten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199361076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuart Gietel-Basten\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is 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\u003cbr\u003eMatters and has co-edited a volume entitled \u003cem\u003eFamily Demography in Asia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40110191804531,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3e9ad17c-9126-45d8-be88-e8c6221e69f9.jpg?v=1653401999","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-population-problem-in-pacific-asia-9780199361076","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}