China is in a muddle over population policy
China is in a muddle over population policy
- February 8, 2018
- Wang Feng, sociology, via The Economist, Feb. 8, 2018
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Wang Feng of the University of California, Irvine, says the number of births was 3m-5m
lower than the projections from the family-planning agency when the authorities were
debating whether to change the policy, and below even skeptical analysts’ estimates.
For the full story, please visit https://www.economist.com/news/china/21736574-two-child-rule-still-applies-officials-know-more-babies-are-needed-not-fewer-china.
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