This book brings together work on the low fertility countries of East Asia with an analysis of trends in fertility, what we know about their determinants and consequences, the policy issues and how these are being addressed in the various countries.

Chapter 1 Very low fertility in Pacific Asian countries: Causes and policy responses GAVIN JONES, ANGELIQUE CHAN AND PAULIN TAY-STRAUGHAN Chapter 2 Explanations of low fertility in East Asia in comparative perspective PETER MCDONALD Chapter 3 Japan's declining fertility and policy responses NAOHIRO OGAWA, ROBERT D. RETHERFORD AND RIKIYA MATSUKURA Chapter 4 The Arrival of Low Fertility in China BAOCHANG GU Chapter 5 Socioeconomic development and fertility in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea DUDLEY L. POSTON JR., HEATHER TERRELL KINCANNON AND JUNGWON YOON Chapter 6 The 1997 Asian economic crisis and changes in the pattern of socioeconomic differentials in Korean fertility DOO-SUB KIM Chapter 7 Ultra low fertility in Hong Kong: A review of related demographic transitions, social issues and policies to encourage childbirth PAUL YIP AND CK LAW Chapter 8 Ultra-low fertility in Singapore: some observations YAP MUI TENG Chapter 9 From Population Control to Fertility Promotion - A Case Study of Family Policies and Fertility Trends in Singapore PAULIN TAY-STRAUGHAN, ANGELIQUE CHAN AND GAVIN JONES Chapter 10 Fertility in Pacific Asia: looking to the future GAVIN JONES, PAULIN TAY-STRAUGHAN AND ANGELIQUE CHAN