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Making Demography Astonishing: Lessons in the Politics of Population Science

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  • Susan Greenhalgh, 2018. "Making Demography Astonishing: Lessons in the Politics of Population Science," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 55(2), pages 721-731, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:55:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s13524-018-0660-0
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    1. Yong Cai, 2010. "China's Below‐Replacement Fertility: Government Policy or Socioeconomic Development?," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 36(3), pages 419-440, September.
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    3. Daniel Goodkind, 2017. "The Astonishing Population Averted by China’s Birth Restrictions: Estimates, Nightmares, and Reprogrammed Ambitions," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 54(4), pages 1375-1400, August.
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