France vs China
- Created by: esmenias
- Created on: 10-05-16 20:53
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- Managing population change
- Pro-natalist (France)
- Background
- Wanted to encourage births as more women were choosing careers
- Stage 4 of the DTM
- Solutions
- Made abortion illegal and banned birth control
- Reduced transport fares with more kids
- Reward of €1094 with a third child
- Maternity leave packages, pension schemes for mothers
- Results
- Fertility rose from 1.73 1.98 in 2007
- This is still lower than replacement level needed
- = Success
- High rates of women in the workforce
- Could decrease BR as people choose careers over families
- Retirement age has been raised
- There will eventually be a growing elderly population
- There will be a huge workforce when older
- Could cause damage to environment = not sustainable
- An increased use of public transport
- Lower emissions and better for environment
- Fertility rose from 1.73 1.98 in 2007
- Background
- Anti-natalist (China)
- Background
- Wanted to decrease population after Mao's policy ended
- Stage 3 of the DTM
- Solutions
- Strong pressure for use of birth control
- Family planning workers in every workplace
- Enforced abortions and sterilisations
- Incentives for one child (free education, free healthcare)
- Results
- Growth rate fell to 0.6%
- = Success
- 120 men to 100 women
- Gender imbalance so men became 'side branches'
- Stopped 400 million births and reduced BR from 4.7 to 1.8
- = Success
- Female infanticide and packed orphanages
- Dent in pop pyramid and DR for girls increased
- Ageing population
- Not sustainable as will use up resources
- 'Little Emperors'
- Growth rate fell to 0.6%
- Background
- Pro-natalist (France)
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