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China's One Child Policy

1970s Chinese govt realised that population was too big and that soon the country would be having overpopulation problems.

In 1979 they introduced the one child policy this meant:

each couple cant marry until there early 20s

must only have one successful pregnancy

must be sterilized or abort any other pregnancy's

would receive 5-10% salary rise for limiting families to 1 child

would have priority in housing, pensions, and family benefits including free education for child.

Disobeying would mean:

10% salary cut

huge fine- would bankrupt most households

family would have to pay for education and health care of whole family

2nd child born abroad never aloud to be a Chinese citizen

Success of failure?...

govt say it was a great success

1979-2005 400 million births prevented

less children allowed economy to grow

Chinese standard of living & economic power grew

more wealth to go around

Problems...

more couples wanted boys to look after them ... lead to an imbalance in sex ration 140 boys : 100 girls. Females often aborted.

"Little Emperor" children became spoiled with 2 parents and 4 grand parents

Ageing population: China will have a large % of elderly people over the next 20 years.

2050 = over 30% china = 65+

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