population policy

"[Examines issues of population in China, arguing] that China's population policies and outcomes are not simply imposed by the state onto an unresponsive citizenry, but have arisen from the social organization of China ... Riley demonstrates how China's population and population policy are intertwined and interact with other social and economic features. Riley also examines the unintended consequences of state directives, including the extraordinary number of missing girls, the rapid aging of the population, and an increase in inequality, particularly between rural and urban residents"--Provided by publisher.

"When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policyin 1980, they hoped curbing birth-rates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers.--Amazon.com.

Examines three controversial issues in Holocaust scholarship, including the decision and policy-making in the Nazi regime that led to the attempt to totally eliminate the Jews; the use of Jewish labor; and the attitudes, motivations, and adaptations of ordinary Germans who carried out Nazi policy at the local level.

Traces China's one-child-per-family population control program, with primary source documents explaining how the program has been carried out and the impact it has had on birth control practices in the country.

Presents a detailed study of the controversial one-child policy in China, with a focus on the policy-making process during the years between 1978 and 1980, and the socio-political consequences.

Examines changes in the world's population and discusses food production methods and social policies that can help to ensure enough food for all.