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A 15 page research paper that investigates the measures used by the Chinese government to control their population growth, specifically the one-child policy. The writer reports on human rights abuses, the success of the policy, and unexpected side effects of the policy, such as the imbalance between male and female births. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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File: D0_khchpop.rtf
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China is the worlds most populous nation, with its population representing roughly one sixth of the worlds total. To be put Chinas population into perspective, the US population is less
than one third that of China. China is so overcrowded in urban areas that there is no more room for buying the dead, which means that the deceased are being
cremated, a practice that goes against 3,000 years of tradition (Richards 5). When Mao Zedong introduced birth control to China in 1954, he was not particularly concerned about Chinese
population growth. Mao said, "Every stomach comes with two hands attached," which, of course, implies that as long as people work for their food, there will be enough food to
go around (Richards 5). Chinas parents are paying the price of Maos shortsightedness. Mao told his followers that it was their patriotic duty to be fruitful and the Chinese
dutifully obeyed (Bernman 567). In 1979, Chinese officials under Deng Xiaoping realized that unless action was taken, China faced a bleak future as the burgeoning population would
overtake the capacity of the country, throwing the nation into turmoil with the strong possibility of famine and increased poverty (Richards 5). Therefore, the Chinese government introduced the "one-child
policy," with the goal of leveling out the population at 1.2 billion by the year 2000, and then bringing it down to 700 million over the next century (Richards 5).
No actual law pertains to how many children a Chinese couple may have; however, the government has controlled the population through a series of incentives and disincentives. Families that
abide by the policy and have only one child are rewarded with preferential treatment, which includes paid pregnancy leave for up to three years, a five to ten percent salary
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