| ID | 144370 |
| Title Proper | Re-examination of the Yicheng two-child program |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wei, Yan ; Zhang, Li |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In discussing the main forces shaping rapid fertility decline, current studies take the Yicheng two-child program as an example showing that the role of the birth-control policy in China’s fall in fertility is not as strong as commonly thought. Based on a close examination of documentary evidence, this paper demonstrates that the Yicheng program is not vastly different from the national population-control effort with regard to the timing of marriage, the number of children and the childbearing interval. We argue that in Yicheng the two-child policy has done more to effect a demographic transition to low fertility than has socioeconomic development. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Journal , No.72; Jul 2014: p.98-120 |
| Journal Source | China Journal No 72 |
| Key Words | China ; Yicheng ; Two-Child Program |