China's One Child Policy Essay

In the modern era that we live in many of the problems that have previously troubled civilization have been addressed through large leaps in technology, health care innovations as well as the general progression of science throughout the years. The accelerated growth in technological innovation in combination with economic growth has resulted in large population increases around the world. Although, in certain regions of the world population growth has been seen as a sign of prosperity and progress for other regions the world population growth has represented a serious concern resulting in pollution, temperature rises as well as loss of key natural resources. One of the key examples of the negative effects of population growth can be seen in

The one child policy has been widely contested in China along the greater global community and although the initial intention of limiting China’s robust population growth as the negative impact that it has already had on China economic, social had been substantial. Although Chairman Mau’s vision for China can be considered reasonable and substantiated the policy did not however consider the potentially harmful side affects that it could have on China’s future. China’s one child policy has ultimately had a strongly negative impact on the nation resulting in gender imbalance, economic regression as well as a shift in cultural norms that further accelerates the effects of gender inequity and economic regression. The focus of this paper will be on the issue of gender imbalance and the dimensions that it has affected as well as the economic issues that China has faced as a direct consequence of implementing the policy and finally the potential alternatives that could’ve been pursued alongside my interpretation of how the current situation will carry itself out and what can be done to mitigate the