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CHAPTER IN A NEW CHINESE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT SUGGESTS THAT, FOR CHINA, A POPULATION PLAN IS THE STARTING POINT FOR DRAFTING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE 3 COMPONENT TARGETS OF A POPULATION PLAN ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED: TOTAL POP., BIRTHRATE, RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE. METHODS FOR DEVISING THE PLAN AND GATHERING NECESSARY DATA ARE PRESENTED.

CHAPTER IN A NEW CHINESE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT IS A POLICY RECOMMENDATION IN FAVOR OF FAMILY PLANNING. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE "FATALISTIC" PHILOSOPHIES OF CONFUCIUS AND MENCIUS AND ARGUES AGAINST THE TRADITIONAL ROLE ORIENTATIONS OF THE THEORIES. MAO'S INSTRUCTIONS FAVORING LATE MARRIAGE AND A 10-YEAR POPULATION PLAN ARE DISCUSSED.

CHAPTER IN A RECENT CHINESE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT DISCUSSES THE MARXIST APPROACH TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION GROWTH AND SOCIALIST DEVELOPMENT. LOW FERTILITY RATES ARE ARGUED TO BE CONDUCIVE TO A RAPID INCREASE IN LABOR PRODUCTIVITY WHICH WOULD SPUR MODERNIZATION. REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION IN POPULATION GROWTH PATTERNS IS DISCUSSED AND SOME DATA PRESENTED.