population: china one child policy- reducing population notes on chinas one child policy 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyPopulation changeGCSEAll boards Created by: Thegirlwhoknewtoomuch - Team GRCreated on: 05-06-12 14:12 issues during 1970's chinese government realised country was heading for a famine unless their population growth decreased rapidly- unsustainable population chinas population would hit 1 billion in 1980 1 of 4 solutions 1979 one child policy musn't marry until late 20's only one successful pregnancy must be sterilised after first child couples with one child will have: a 10% salary increase, free healthcare and education and subsidised childcare couples with more than 1 child will have: a 10% salary drop, fines, have to pay for healthcare, education and childcare recent changes young couples are now allowed 2 children 2 of 4 successes population growth has slowed down famines haven't happened technology and exploitation of resources has increased standard of living 3 of 4 problems granny police ensured people wern't breaking law families in rural areas have suffered as they need large families to help on farms in order to survive gender inbalence- boys are preferred so grls are killed or abandoned at birth- boys outnumber girls by 60 million some people think the policy takes away peoples human rights late abortions carried out 4 of 4
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