POPULATION population policy - china Flashcards

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why did china enforce a one child policy?

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  • china is overcrowded / rapidly growing population
  • strain on resources
  • smaller population would help economy
  • allows for better investment in education
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how was this policy enforced?

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  • people would be fined
  • propaganda
  • granny police, have one for each area (check that contraception is being used)
  • forced abortion (if pregnant with second child)
  • can only register one child
  • loss of job
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what are the incentives for couples?

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if parents have one child certificate they get rewards such as

  • cash bonuses
  • better education
  • health care
  • child care
  • extra maternity leave
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how many births were stopped/aborted?

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400 mill births were stopped

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what was the fertility rate, and what is it now?

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Fertility rate when from 6.7 to 1.6

- below replacement level

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why is there a preference for boys?

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  • think they will bring in more money
  • don’t have to deal with troubles girls have
  • traditional thinking etc.
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because there is a preference for boys what is happening?

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  • ratio of girls and boys is 100:120
  • too many boys so there will not be enough women
  • girls and women empowerment is encouraged
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what is happening because women empowerment is encouraged?

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  • women are starting to not want to marry and have kids

= this means that the ratio of girls and boys is even more uneven.

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what is happening to women’s rights because of the one-child policy?

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women’s rights are being violated because they can be forced into having abortions

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what is happening to the rural/farming parts of china?

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  • in rural china they have children so they can help and work on the farm, now they can only have one child which puts them at a disadvantage with money
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