China - Impacts

Question 1

What happened in China?

Answer 1

• In the late 1970s, the Chinese government introduced a number of measures to reduce the country’s birth rate and slow population growth
• One child policy was created

Question 2

What did this policy mean?

Answer 2

• That couples in China could only have one child

Question 3

What are the social impacts of the policy?

Answer 3

• The gender balance of the Chinese has become very distorted, with baby girls often abandoned and left in orphanages

Question 4

Name economic impacts of the policy

Answer 4

• The number of young people starting work between the ages of 20-24 will drop by half from 2010 to 2020

Question 5

What is the economic impact because of Shanghai?

Answer 5

• About 22% of Shangai’s residents are over 60, which is expected to rise to 34% by 2020
• This is an impact as they will all need supporting finically in old age, increasing need for expensive healthcare

Question 6

What were the problems of the policy?

Answer 6

• Women were forced to have abortions as late as the ninth month of pregnancy
• Local officials and central government had power over people’s lives