One-child policy
- Created by: NAMNAM
- Created on: 14-06-21 18:02
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- ONE-CHILD POLICY
- introduced in 1979
- an anti-natal policy
- 1960 fertility rate was as high as 5.7
- having a 2nd child meant a £3000 fine
- TWO BABIES ALLOWED
- lived in rural areas
- both parents were only children
- first child is a girl
- twins/triplets
- IMPACT
- fertility rate dropped from 5.7 to 1.5 in 2011
- 400 millions births prevented
- improvement in living conditions and life expectancies
- gender imbalance (more boys than girls)
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