本书书以人口与发展为主题，介绍中国人口现状，考察人口变动，分析人口政策，提出解决人口问题的对策。主要内容包括：中国人口现状与特点、人口地区分布与区域经济、人口素质与人力资本、人口老龄化与养老保障、人口城市化与产业结构、人口与就业、人口政策与计划生育、人口与可持续发展。全书6万字，除彩色图片外，还配有丰富的图表资料，彩色印刷。

本书为英文版。

Developments after the "Sudden Braking"

  China's Population Today, its Characteristics

  l. A Brief Look at China's Population Today

  2. Review of Population Changes in History

  3. Population Development Trends

Unveiling the Mystery of Distribution Imbalance

  Geographical Distribution of the Population and Regional Economies

  1. Geographical Distribution of the Population that Has Remained Unchanged for 100 Years

  2. Causes for the Geographical Distribution of the Population

  3. The Population Issue in West China Development

Reform is the Key to Rejuvenating the Country

with Sciences and Education

  Population Quality and Human Capital

  I. Overview of Population Quality

  2. Human Capital Accumulation as Viewed from a Population Science Perspective

Surge of the "Silvery Tide"

  The Aging of the Population, Old Age Security

  I. A Fast-changing Age Structure of the Population

  2. Aging Trend

  3. Reform of the Social Security System for the Aged

Who Will Remain in the Countryside

  Population Urbanization and Industrial Structure

  1. Population urbanization in China - a tortuous process

  2. Urbanization Trend in the Future

  3. Corresponding Industrial Restructuring

Opportunities and Challenges

  Productive-year Population and Employment

  1. Trend of Changes Relating to Productive-year Population

  2. Golden Period for Economic Development

  3. Choice of Decisions for Alleviating Employment Pressure

Successful Example of Government Action

  Population Policy and Family Planning

  1. Historical Evolvement of the Population Policy

  2. About the One Child Per Family Policy

  3. Population Control under Market Economic Conditions

Our Common Future

  Sustainable Development of Population, Resources,Environment

  1. Population Sustainable Development Strategy

  2. Population and the Sustainable Development of Resources

  3. Population and the Sustainable Development of the Environment