Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Chapter 1 Introduction: Population as Politics 1
6. Chapter 2 Problematique: Governmentalization of Population 19
7. Part one. Policy Formulation and Implementation
8. Introduction: Policy Actors and Policy Components 47
9. Chapter 3 The Mao Era: From Soft Birth Control to Hard Birth Planning 55
10. Chapter 4 The Deng Era: Rising Enforcement of Hard Birth Planning 93
11. Chapter 5 The Jiang Era: Deepening Reform of Hard Birth Planning 131
12. Chapter 6 The Hu Era: From Comprehensive Reform to Social Policy 166
13. Part two: Social and Political Consequences
14. Introduction: Social Politics and Cultural Logics 205
15. Chapter 7 The Shifting Local Politics of Population 212
16. Chapter 8 Restratifying Chinese Society 245
17. Chapter 9 Remaking China’s Politics and Global Position 285
18. Chapter 10 Conclusion: Lenin, Foucault, and the Governance of Population in China 310
19. Notes 335
20. Abbreviations 343
21. References 347
22. Index 377