Convergence to Very Low Fertility in East Asia: Processes...
Tsuya, Noriko O. / Wang, Feng / Choe, Minja Kim
This book examines the trends, underlying factors, and policy implications of fertility declines in three East Asian countries: Japan, South Korea, and China. In contrast to Western countries that have also experienced fertility declines to below-replacement levels, fertility decline in these East Asian countries is most notable in its rapidity and sheer magnitude. After a rapid decline shortly after the war, in which fertility was halved in o...