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1. Ultra-Low Fertility in Pacific Asia

   Trends, causes and policy issues

   Edited by Paulin Straughan, Angelique Chan, Gavin Jones

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR are among the very lowest-fertility countries in the whole world, and even China has reached fertility levels lower than those in many European countries. If these levels continue over long periods East Asia will soon face accelerating...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Changing Marriage Patterns in Southeast Asia

   Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions

   Edited by Gavin W. Jones, Terence H. Hull, Maznah Mohamad

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   Various forms of partnering – such as officially registered marriages, cohabiting relationships, and other kinds of relatively stable relationships - are crucial in the formation of families throughout the world. Although, today, forms of partnering in the region are not restricted to formal...

   Published September 11th 2011 by Routledge