title: On mobility and fertility transitions in east and southeast Asia.
abstract: The relationship between fertility and mobility is examined with reference to Zelinsky's [1971] mobility transition hypothesis. Five Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China) at different stages of development and mobility transition are compared with respect to shifting sectoral patterns of migration and changing levels of fertility.  National trends suggest that the development sequence proposed by Zelinsky on the basis of the European experience does not generally apply to Asia.  In four out of five cases examined, fertility declined before substantial urbanization took place.  Zelinsky's sequence of mobility change should be modified to fit the experience of developing countries, but the importance of the interrelations hip between fertility decline and mobility change remains
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001723:Birth Rate; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D007564:Japan; D007723:Korea; D008296:Malaysia; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013785:Thailand; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Asia; Birth Rate; China; Demographic Factors; Demographic Transition; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Fertility; Fertility Decline; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Japan; Korea; Korea, Republic Of; Labor Force; Malaysia; Migration, Internal; Migration--changes; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Rural-urban Migration; Southeastern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Thailand; Total Fertility Rate--changes; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization