Population Change and Economic Development in East Asia: Challenges Met, Opportunities Seized(Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific)

“This is a huge contribution to the most important demographic issue of the past two centuries, the importance of population growth in the process of economic development. The book reaches the decisive conclusion that population matters, and that age structure contributed dramatically to East Asia’s stunning economic perfomance.”—David E. Bloom, Harvard University
“This is a high-quality book, written by authors who are area specialists.”—Population and Development Review

The fifteen essays in this volume address from several viewpoints the question of what role population change played in East Asia’s rapid economic development.

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From three 1997 gatherings<-->in Honolulu in January, Washington, DC in July, and Tokyo in October<-->16 papers look at the population- economic growth nexus, saving and investment, human resource issues, inequality and the economic role of women, and population policy and programs. The companion volume (2001) documents how policies contribute to demographic change in the region. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Andrew Mason is Professor of Economics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Senior Fellow at the East-West Center. His most recent book is Sharing the Wealth (with Georges Tapinos).