HINAS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SHEN KE
CHINA’S POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SHEN KE
COURSE DESCRIPTION e Study of demography: the systematic and scientific study of human populations Origin of the word demography The term demography was first used in 1855 by the Belgian statistician Achille guillard in his book Elements of human Statistics Demography is the social science that studies the size, composition, and distribution of the human opulation changes in population size and composition the components of these changes(fertility, mortality, and migration
COURSE DESCRIPTION ◆ Study of demography: the systematic and scientific study of human populations – Origin of the word demography – The term demography was first used in 1855 by the Belgian statistician Achille Guillard in his book Elements of Human Statistics – Demography is the social science that studies • the size, composition, and distribution of the human population • changes in population size and composition; • the components of these changes (fertility, mortality, and migration)
COURSE DESCRIPTION Connection between population transition and socio economic development o China has been undergoing two exceedingly rapid transformations in the past half a century: a demographic transition with dramatic decrease in fertility and mortality and an economic transition from a planned economy to a market econom
COURSE DESCRIPTION ◆ Connection between population transition and socioeconomic development. ◆ China has been undergoing two exceedingly rapid transformations in the past half a century: a demographic transition with dramatic decrease in fertility and mortality, and an economic transition from a planned economy to a market economy
Beginning of a New Era: Slowing down economic growth and the end of demographic dividend ◆ Economicall Three decades of economic hyper-growth In 2012, China registered its annual economic growth rate below 8 percent ◆ Demographical The size of population aged 65 and above reached 126 million in2012 a decline of labor force population by 3 5 million in 2012 Exhaustion of its demographic dividend in 2012(Wang and Mason, 2008)
Beginning of a New Era: Slowing down economic growth and the end of demographic dividend ◆ Economically – Three decades of economic hyper-growth – In 2012, China registered its annual economic growth rate below 8 percent ◆ Demographically – The size of population aged 65 and above reached 126 million in 2012 – A decline of labor force population by 3. 5 million in 2012 – Exhaustion of its demographic dividend in 2012 (Wang and Mason, 2008)
OUTLINE Demographic Mortality Transition Urbanization Fertilit y Population ane d Migration Economic Marriage Education Growth
OUTLINE Fertility Population Mortality Demographic Transition Urbanization and Migration Marriage Education Economic Growth
WHAT TO LEARN IN THIS COURSE? Basic demographic concepts and theories o How to get access to demographic data o Formulate a picture of Chinas population and its connection with social and economic development
WHAT TO LEARN IN THIS COURSE? ◆ Basic demographic concepts and theories ◆ How to get access to demographic data ◆ Formulate a picture of China’s population and its connection with social and economic development
COURSE REQUIREMENTS ◆ Class attendance ◆ Discussion ◆ Presentations Presentation: progress report of the term paper .3000-word Term paper Population-related issues in your countr Criteria ° Originality Integral and logistic Punctuality
COURSEREQUIREMENTS ◆ Class attendance ◆ Discussion ◆ Presentations – Presentation: progress report of the term paper ◆ 3000-word Term paper – Population-related issues in your country – Criteria • Originality • Integral and logistic • Punctuality
GRADING e Class attendance and discussion 20%o ◆ Presentation40 ◆ Term paper40%
GRADING ◆ Class attendance and discussion 20% ◆ Presentation 40% ◆ Term paper 40%
REFERENCE BOOKS o Weeks, J.R(2008). Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues (1Oth Edition). Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company o Dudley, P L and Bouvier, L F.(2010). Population and Society: An Introduction to Demography. New York: Cambridge University Press e Rea ding materials for each session
REFERENCE BOOKS ◆ Weeks, J.R. (2008). Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues (10th Edition). Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company. ◆ Dudley, P.L. and Bouvier, L.F. (2010). Population and Society: An Introduction to Demography. New York: Cambridge University Press. ◆ Reading materials for each session
a Big day of oct 31st, 2011?
A Big Day of Oct. 31st, 2011?