The power of the government: China's Family Planning Leading Group and the fertility decline of the 1970s
<b>Background</b>: China introduced its world-famous One-Child Policy in 1979. However, its fertility appears to have declined even faster in the early 1970s than it did after 1979. The fertility rate declined by three children, from 5.7 in 1969 to 2.7 in 1978. <b>Objective</...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol42/35/ |