Chineae demographic transition and labor market - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages... The situation however changed dramatically after population control legislation was enforced. The census conducted in 2000 pointed towards the fact that nearly 12 million girls were ‘missing’ from the scenario; probably due to infanticide because male children are more favored by peasants and since they were allowed to have only one child, they opted to have a male child while getting rid of the female ones or refusing to register them.
Economically speaking, the period between 1990 and 2025 appears promising for China; largely due to the reason that the huge workforce that was born in the 80s and 90s will start to decline after this period since the effects of one child policy will start to affect the availability of work force. It is expected that in the coming times, China will be among other countries that are having difficulty coping with the burden that is posed by the aging ...Download file to see next pagesRead More