Case Study - China

Question 1

When was the one child policy introduced?

Answer 1

1980

Question 2

How many births did China claimed it stopped?

Answer 2

400 million

Question 3

What is the stable amount of births per woman and what is it now?

Answer 3

Stable: 2.1
Now: 1.6/1.7

Question 4

How will the decrease of births effect the population?

Answer 4

It will become an ageing population

Question 5

Has it been successful?

Answer 5

Yes, but now they are faced with a new problem (ageing population)

Question 6

What are the rules of the policy?

Answer 6

Must not marry until late 20’s,
Only one child,
Must abort future pregnancies or get sterilised

Question 7

If the policy was obeyed, what were the benefits?

Answer 7

5-10% salary rise,
Priority housing,
Pensions,
Family benefits such as free education and healthcare

Question 8

If the policy was not obeyed, what were the consequences?

Answer 8

Huge fine that would bankrupt most people,
10% salary cut,
They would have to pay full fees for education and healthcare

Question 9

The effects it had on women/ girls?

Answer 9

Some girls were left to die because sons were preferred,
Now there is a gender imbalance of 60 million,
There was a lot of pressure on women to not get pregnant (the man was never blamed)

Question 10

How many women now still agree with having one child?

Answer 10

3/4