The Chinese population has been growing since the beginning of Chinese civilization, but never as rapidly as when the People’s Republic of China was formed. Mao Zedong believed that expanding the population would lead to a spur in economic growth. The People’s Republic of China provided improved sanitation and medicine, which helped facilitate the growth of the Chinese population. The encouragement of population growth was soon ended after both the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution because China was unable to support such a large expansion of the population. The One-Child Policy was enacted in 1979, and although it helped level off the population, it has had many negative effects on the Chinese economy as well as Chinese society.
After the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution China was able to reevaluate their current policies in order to better suit their current economy and population. The growth rate in China had grown exponentially, which caused numerous problems socially and economically. When Mao Zedong was in power he believed that a large growth in population would spur economic growth. With this idea in mind he started to industrialize China without taking into consideration how this massive growth in people would affect the food supply, and natural resources. As China’s population grew the food supply became depleted. Mao Zedong was very focused on industrializing China and he did not think about the repercussions of neglecting the agricultural segment of the country.
When Mao Zedong took power in China he created the People’s Republic of China. The People’s Republic is a one-party socialist state controlled by the Communist Party. With power from the Communist Party Mao ...
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China’s One Child Policy is still a current issue today. Before the policy was created, Mao Tse Dong, was China’s communist leader, who believed in planned births. He wanted the country to go by the slogan “later, longer, fewer.” This encouraged families to have fewer children, to space the births out longer, and to have them at a later age in life (Nadia 295). He believed that once people’s education increased so would the practice of birth control. This would help lower fertility rate and could
China’s one-child policy has interesting origins. Although,” China’s fertility rate began to fall in the 1960’s, there was no national policy aiming for a population of smaller families until 1971. In 1979, “Wan Xi Shao”, a program that encouraged later marriage, longer birth intervals between births and fewer children is what evolved to the well-known “one-child policy”.”(Gilbert, 24) Under the one-child policy, couples are given incentives to have a single child. Couples who pledge to have a single
China’s one child policy has overall negatively affected not only it’s population, but also China’s overall economic state both presently and in the future, China’s social aspect of life, and finally it has negatively affected China due to its over excessiveness along with it’s unnecessity. China’s one child policy came to be shortly after General Mao gained the title of a leader. Mao was keen on creating a communist country dedicated to using it’s high population of possible workers to produce
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 1. China's one policy, which was put into effect in 1979, was an extremely harsh action and caused a lot of pain for the Chinese population and should be criticized for going against human rights. Urban couples are restricted to having only one child by the rule, and failure to do so will lead to severe consequences. The goal of this policy was to control the rapid population growth and promote economic advancement to the country. The one-child policy was not a good idea because
Development and implementation of one child policy During the first half of 50’s government did not limit the population growth but did the exact opposite and actually encourage families to have more children. This was due to the Mao Zedong’s or Chairman Mao’s believe that more population would mean more economic development, more labor and more growth, however, late 1950’s changed that and that is when China began implementing first population control measures. As population reached 600 million
to what extent government policy has violated the human rights of women in China. Government policy is important to the organization of countries. Government policies work to aid in political, economic, and social issues that can become detrimental to the function of a country. Flourishing government policies prove to be efficient and effective when implementation is deemed successful. The One Child Policy proved to be successful in reducing population size. As past policy rules have now been eased
having more than one child. This is the way of life for people in China, thanks to the One Child Policy. Due to the policy, every Han Chinese couple is only allowed to have one child in an attempt to curve China's out of control population growth. However, China's one child policy was not a good idea because it didn't significantly impact the population, created an imbalanced sex ratio, and caused emotional trauma for families and only children. The first reason why the policy was not a good idea
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 1. Imagine a world where the future of an entire nation hangs on the decision of one family to have only one child. This is the reality of China's controversial One-Child Policy. This was a social experiment that shaped China's generation and left a lasting impact on the country. China's One-Child Policy was a necessary measure to control population growth, and address social, economic, and environmental obstacles as it aimed to alleviate scarcity of resources, improve living
China’s one child policy was initiated in 1979, but it has been announced that it ended early 2016. The policy states that Han Chinese are not allowed to have more than one child; however, the government doesn’t always enforce punishment. Was the mandate of only 1 child per Han family a good idea? China’s one child policy was a poorly conceived idea taking away the freedom to choose, care for the elderly, and ruining economic growth. Many people believe in the freedom to choose how many kids they
In 1979, China decided to establish a one child policy which states that couples are only allowed to have one child, unless they meet certain exceptions[1].In order to understand what social impacts the one child policy has created in China it important to evaluate the history of this law. China’s decision to implement a Child policy has caused possible corruption, an abuse of women’s rights, has led to high rates of female feticide, has created a gender ratio problem for China, and has led to specific
Was China's one-Child policy a good idea? China's one child policy was introduced in 1980 with the fear of reaching the 1 billion population mark.China's one child policy was a great idea because it resolved China's population issue. The three main positive things that came from the one-child policy is population control, more respect for females and the environmental benefits. China's one child policy took some time to show was it was meant to do but when it did it helped china a lot. In document
of key natural resources. One of the key examples of the negative effects of population growth can be seen in
Background History China’s population growth began to increase during the Ming Dynasty, and increased dramatically throughout Qing. The population grew around 65million in the late 14th century to more than 400 million in 1949 (Spengler 1962: 112). Since the People Republic of China was founded, Mao had seen the population growth as favorable to industrialization, and he believed that population growth empowered the country (Potts 2006). In the 1950s, the government began to realize that the food
have control over population, in 1970, a policy named China’s One Child Policy was introduced. Mingliang argues that, “China, through the one-child policy, has instituted the most aggressive, comprehensive population policy in the world” (1). This policy limits all families in the Republic of China to have only one child, regardless of the sex: however, within this policy there are some exceptions. It is possible to have two children only if the first child is born with a disability, if parents work
China’s population has shifted drastically over the past century resulting in ongoing issues that greatly impact the people of China beyond visually troubling demographic. China was once a poor and struggling country plagued with years of war and disease. The leader during this era, Mao Zedong had thought that influencing his people to grow their families it would lead economic prosperity. Sadly, the situation led a famine killing 30 million people. As a result of the disaster, Mao Zedong shifted