Population Development Challenges in China

Pengkun Wu received two Ph.D. degrees from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Harbin Institute of Technology. He is currently an Associate Professor at Sichuan University. His research interests are China’s population development, decision support systems and e-commerce. He has published over 10 papers in some international journals, such as Decision Support Systems, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Social Indicators Research, Quality & Quantity and Journal of the Operational Research Society.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Serious Population Problems in China.- Part I: Challenge One: Designing Suitable Family Planning Policy.- Chapter 3. Population Development under Old One-child Family Planning Policy.- Chapter 4. Population Development under Single Two-child Family Planning Policy.- Chapter 5. Population Development under New Two-child Family Planning Policy.- Chapter 6. Reforming paths of China’s Family Planning policy.- Part II: Challenge Two: Facing Serious Provincial Population Difference.- Chapter 7. Reforming Necessity of Family Planning Policy Among Different Provinces.- Chapter 8. Correlation Degree of Starting Time and Reforming Necessity of Family Planning Policy Among Different Provinces.- Chapter 9. Spatial Econometric Analyses of Population Structure Among Different Provinces.- Chapter 10. Conclusions and Suggestions.