population: china one child policy- reducing population

• 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

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

• population growth has slowed down
• famines haven't happened
• technology and exploitation of resources has increased standard of living

• 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