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Mind Map by katharinemissin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by katharinemissin
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Has the One Child Policy in China successfully accomplished what it set out to achieve?
- YES
- Reducing the population
- It has stopped the birth of at least 400 million childrenfrom about 1979 to 2011
- POSTIVES
- Prevents over-population
- Fair-share of jobs
- Prevents over-population
- POSTIVES
- Chinese government officials have also stated, "compared with
the world's other developing countries with large populations, we
have realised this transformation half a century ahead of time." -
BBC
- It has stopped the birth of at least 400 million childrenfrom about 1979 to 2011
- Has aided the reduction of government expenditure on health and housing
- Greater enrichment of families
- More oppurtunities
- More money to spend on enrichment rather than healthcare and housing
- More oppurtunities
- Lower the fertility rate
- The fertility rate in China fell from 2.63
births per woman in 1980 to 1.61 in 2009
- The fertility rate in China fell from 2.63
births per woman in 1980 to 1.61 in 2009
- Poverty eradication
- In China’s poor areas, economic and cultural backwardness and too many births often
interact as both cause and effect. The Chinese government alleviated poverty by
promoting family planning, holding population growth under control, and raising the life
quality of the population in those areas.
- In China’s poor areas, economic and cultural backwardness and too many births often
interact as both cause and effect. The Chinese government alleviated poverty by
promoting family planning, holding population growth under control, and raising the life
quality of the population in those areas.
- Reducing the population
- NO
- Ageing population
- EG: 1/4 of people in Shanghai are over 60 years of age
- 4-2-1 problem
- negative population growth
- EG: 1/4 of people in Shanghai are over 60 years of age
- Little Emperor Syndrome
- Child obesity levels increased
- CIA " 8% of 10-12 year old in cities in China are obese"
- CIA " 8% of 10-12 year old in cities in China are obese"
- Child obesity levels increased
- Abortion & Sterilisation
- Horror stories: Baby 59
- Horror stories: Baby 59
- Increase in suicide rate
- 7th in the world for highest suicide rates
- 7th in the world for highest suicide rates
- 'Gendercide'
- Men outweigh women by 60million in China
- Men outweigh women by 60million in China
- Growing gap between rural and urban China
- Rich are able to pay the fines or cheat the system - eg go to hong kong to have baby
- Rich are able to pay the fines or cheat the system - eg go to hong kong to have baby
- Ageing population
- What did it set out to do in 1979?
- At the time, China was home to a quarter of the
world's people, who were occupying just 7% of
world's arable land.
- 2/3 of the population were
under the age of 30 years, and
the baby boomers of the
50's-60's were entering their
reproductive years
- 2/3 of the population were
under the age of 30 years, and
the baby boomers of the
50's-60's were entering their
reproductive years
- The government saw strict population
containment as essential to economic
reform and to an improvement in living
standards
- The aim was to reduce poverty and to improve overall quality of life for the people.
- At the time, China was home to a quarter of the
world's people, who were occupying just 7% of
world's arable land.
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