Chronicle of a Decline Foretold : Has China Reached the Lewis Turning Point? /

China is on the eve of a demographic shift that will have profound consequences on its economic and social landscape. Within a few years the working age population will reach a historical peak, and then begin a precipitous decline. This fact, along with anecdotes of rapidly rising migrant wages and...

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Hovedforfatter: Das, Mitali
Andre forfattere: N'Diaye, Papa
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/026
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF
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