Chinas One Child Policy

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Chinas One Child Policy
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• By Laura Davidson Tara Woods

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Background

• Formulated in 1978-1979
• What does it say?
• What were the goals of this policy?
• Reasons for policy?

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Rewards for Obeying Policy

• Paid vacations
• Health care benefits
• Preferential treatment for single children
• Housing
• Grain allotments
• Late marriage
• One-Child Honorary Certificate
• Retirement Income/Care for the Elderly

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Penalties

• Child excess fee
• Bonuses stopped
• Maternity leave
• Maternity expenses

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Propaganda Posters
Carry Out Family Planning Implement the Basic
National Policy
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Do a Good Job in Family Planning to Promote
Economic Development
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Negative Affects of the One-Child Policy

• Rural vs. Urban
• Rich vs. Poor
• Preference for Boys
• Family Preference
• Human rights violation
• Child Development

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Positive Affects of the One-Child Policy

• Effectively limits the population of China
• Way to prevent starvation/ drain Chinas
  resources
• More government aid because it could be spread
  over a smaller percentage of the population
• Children given a higher value

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Do you agree or disagree with the One Child
Policy?
Is it a Human Rights Violation?
If you were living in China today would you
obey the policy or pay the penalties?