Geog 1 - Population - Anti-natalist policy in China

Question 1

Main reason for policy

Answer 1

1) To avoid a Malthusian type disaster

2) Government realised China could only have rising living standards if population was controlled.

Question 2

1950 - 59

Answer 2

• “A large population gives a strong nation.”
• Child birth encouraged
• 1959 serious famine, 20 million people died.

Question 3

1960 - 73

Answer 3

• Post famine population boom
• Increased 55 million people a year.
• Nothing was done

Question 4

1974 - 79

Answer 4

• Later, longer, fewer
• Later marriages
• Longer gaps between children
• Fewer kids

Question 5

1979 - 90

Answer 5

• LLF didn’t work

- 1979 one-child policy

Question 6

Enforcing one child policy

Answer 6

• Strong pressure on women to use contraception.
• Special family planning in every workplace
• Granny police - made sure women were using contraception and reported pregnancies.
• Enforced abortions

Question 7

Impact on sex

Answer 7

• Wide gap between natural boys to girls ratio
• Selective abortions
• Female children had lower life span (killed or disappeared)
• 2008, 32 million more men aged under 20.

Question 8

Rewards

Answer 8

• Priorities on loans
• Materials
• Technical assistance
• Social welfare

Question 9

1990 onwards

Answer 9

• Relaxed slightly

- Far more older people then younger

Question 10

Results by 2006

Answer 10

• Annual growth down to 0.6%
• Fertility rate still 1.6
• Long term aim, to stabilise growth by 2050