Chinas One Child Policy Flashcards
Date introduced
1979
Chinese population
1.4 billion
Rate of population growth
Rapid, birth rate of 5.7
Effects of this growth rate
Severe overcrowding
Famine
Strain on services
All these factors led to the economy becoming unstable
Exceptions
Rural populations
Ethnic minorities
Parents who are only children (recent)
Incentives for only having one child
Longer maternity leave priority housing
Free education and school enrolment retirement funds
Interest free loans
10 percent salary increase
Disadvantages of having more than 1 child
No benefits
Fined part of income, 10% salary cut or 370-1280 dollar fines
Pay for all services
All people at the same work place get a pay cut
How did the enforce the policy *2
Granny police old villagers who spied on people employed by the Chinese government
Application to government before getting pregnant and only lasts for 6 months
Gender imbalance
60 million more boys 120:100
Because boys are seen as more desirable
Orphans
15 million
Percentage of orphans that are girls
90%
Dependency ratios
Increase one child for two parents economic burden
Benefits of the policy x4
Less overcrowding less famine Less pressure on services Increased economic stability Small increase in quality of life
Births prevented
400 million
Population size without policy
1.8 billion
