Population Strategy and Economic Development in Shantou

A city's population size and quality will affect its economic development level and pace of development, which has been demonstrated by both theoretical research and practical experience. After an evaluation of Shantou City’s social economic development, it is found that the quality of the existing population and the size are unable to meet the needs of further social economic development. Therefore, to accelerate social economic development comprehensively in Shantou, a suitable population size and quality of the population must be reached, which is one of the key issues to be considered.

Development; Population Scale; Population Quality; Special Economic Zone

Tian Guang, Camilla H. Wang, Wan Yongan, Liu Yu, Chi Qishui. Population Strategy and Economic Development in Shantou. 2019 Asia-Pacific Forum on Economic and Social Development (APFESD 2019). 2019, Vol.2: 9-15.