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China's One Child Policy (1979-2016) - Coggle Diagram
China's One Child Policy (1979-2016)
Reasons
1959-61 - Great Chinese famine - 30m died of starvation
Unsustainable population growth rate (45/1000)
Worried by a lack of resources and a repeat of famine disaster
Features
Not following the policy
Up to 20% salary cut
Fines of up to $60,000 USD
Forced abortions for any future children
Following the policy
Government permission to marry
5-10% pay rise
Wait until 20s to have a baby
Choice of best available houses
Evaluation
Successful
Lowest level of births in 2019 (13.45) - Lowest since 2961
Population growth rate has decreased and will begin to fall in 2040
Over 400m births prevented
Unsuccessful
Increased infanticide and babies being abandoned
40m gender gap, increase in bare branches- cannot add to family trees- 196m forced to be sterilized
By 2050, 1/3 of the population will be 60+
Definition
Anti-natalist:
Government strategies aim to control population growth, reducing the fertility rate and number of children that are born