China one child policy 1
Population case study, China one baby policy IGCSE OCR usually a 7 mark question on this
- Created by: James Robinson
- Created on: 25-03-13 21:20
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- China's one child policy
- Has it worked?
- Yes
- 400 million less than without the law
- Works well in urban areas
- FR Fallen to 1.7
- BR- 12/1000
- Same as UK
- Why?
- Huge famine - country couldn't supply for people
- 1963- high fertility rate of 5.8
- 45 million born between 1966-1971
- BR- 40 per 1000
- Before the policies large families encouraged
- To keep up with Chinese development in manufacturing and agriculture
- What happens?
- Marriage age 20
- One baby per couple
- Incentives - tax breaks, free healthcare, free education
- 5-10% pay increase to families who obey
- Priority housing, pension & education
- Forced abortion/ sterilization after first child
- ‘snooper’ required to grant permission for employees to have chil
- Problems
- Ageing population
- No brothers or sisters
- 4:2:1
- Relaxed in rural areas
- 50 million single men
- Female infantcide
- 86:100 boys to girls
- Has it worked?
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