china Flashcards
(11 cards)
political background
Communist government since 1990
when did birth control campaigns start
1970
what is the one child policy and when was it bought in
introduced in 1979 till 2015
everyone was allowed one child
benefits to having one child
single payments
food allowance
free medical services
how many births were prevented overall
400 million
unintended consequences
kidnapping of baby boys
sex imbalance
men were unable to find partners - more men than women
women went missing - unregistered and abandoned
female abortions - people wanted to have boys over girls
children were all spoilt
how many boys were born per girls
118 boys every 100 girls
what were the children nicknamed and why
single only children
nicknamed little emperors because they were spoilt , obese and selfish
aging population
life expectancy is increasing and, there are problems with supporting the elderly.
why was the one child policy ended
china has more older people than anywhere else and rising rapidly .
the population is shrinking and aging .
its loosing working aged people - now trying to persuade people to have more than one child
how many fewer births are there a year
10 million
