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Mostly to stop unchecked population growth. After the PRC was formed, China was still one of the most populous countries in the world despite the ravages of war and famine. Most of China population at that time were farmers and parents produced many children (>3 in most of the cases) in hope of producing more human labour. This, if allowed to continue, would cause the already large population to mushroom to a size that would be impossible to maintain with the limited resources in China, leading to an eventual famine that would cause massive deaths and seriously impede any meaningful economic development. The government decided to implement the one-child policy to strictly control population growth by limiting the number of children to one per family (two in rural families if the first is a girl). This approach, though fraught with civil rights violations, have produced noticable results in reducing the population growth rate.
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Did the one child policy met the intended goals?
sometimes it did. but other times, people were caught because they had broken it and had more children. :)
Where does one child policy happen?
The 'One child' policy is related to China.
How is the one child policy in china similar to policies in India and in the us?
One child policy in china is made to control the population. In India, they do not have a one child policy currently but maybe in the future. In the us, they do not have a one child policy.
Why one child policy?
A 'One Child' policy will reduce population in the next generation.
What is one the goals of interest group?
One of the goals of an interest group is to influence government policy.
What does the one child policy prevent?
The one child policy prevents over-population and starvation.
What facts are there about the one child policy in china?
What do you think about China one child policy
Where abouts in china is the one child policy in place?
China's one child policy is a national policy; it is in place throughout the country.
How long has China had the one-child policy?
China has had the one child policy since 1979.
Who agrees with the one child policy?
76% of Chinese people approve of the one-child policy.
Did china's one child policy ever start as a two child policy?
No it started stricktly as a one child family program.
What in china does the one child policy mean?
The aim of China's one child policy is to control population growth.
