Growing old in China in the age of abundance
Growing old in China in the age of abundance
- March 17, 2022
- Wang Feng, sociology, Think Global Health, March 17, 2022
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Wang Feng, UCI professor of sociology writes, “That picture of China—of rapid population growth and worsening material scarcity—has been turned upside down completely during the past half-century. China is now a land of abundance. Instead of doubling in size, it has effectively entered an extended era of population decline. Its population age structure has moved away from a bottom-heavy one with numerous young people and fewer seniors, to a top-heavy one with an increasingly larger share of the population over the age of 65.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/growing-old-china-age-abundance.
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