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Chinas One Child

Policy

Background
One in five are Chinese residents
Population grew from 540 mn in 1949 to 940 mn in
1976
Global debate over overpopulation catastrophe
Population outgrowth posed a challenge to natural
resources and imbalance in environment
Alleviate social and economic problems

One child policy


Implemented on over 51% of population
Zero population growth by 2025
Rewards & Penalties
Exceptions

Expected Outcome
Population Control
Sustaining economy
Balance of resources
Reduce unemployment

Preference for boys infanticide - sex-ratio


imbalances
Techonlogical improvement esp food production
green revolution
Medicines and genetic was for multiple birth (twins,
quads, etcc..)
strategies of resistance employed by villagers
age imbalances
Labour shortage in future

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