China's one child policy

China's one child policy 

• China's one child policy was to reduce the population size of China. 
• Chiarman mao, encouraged Chinease families to have a large families. This is because a large population was needed for China to move from an agricultural economy to an industrial one. 
  • Between 1959 amd 1961, 51 million Chinease starved from famine. 
• In 1970, the comunist party could see that China was heading for another famine and had to take action fast. 
• In 1979 the one child policy was introduced. 

Rules of the one child policy: 

• No marriage until late 20's
• Only one successful pregnancy 
• Must have an abortion for any future pregnancy or partner must be steralised. 
• Parent would recieve a 5-10% pay rise if they only had one child 
• Parents would have priority housing, pension, family benefits and free education and health care for the child.  

Any couple who disobeyed: 

• 10%…