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Study on the Social and Economic Impact of China’s One-Child Policy
- 1 Faculty of Social Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
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Abstract
China implemented the one-child policy in 1979 to control population growth by limiting most couples to one child. This policy has been strictly implemented for over thirty years. However, it is one of the most controversial and radical social policies in modern history. Through an analysis of existing literature, this paper shows that the implementation of the one-child policy was historically necessary because it could better stabilize the economic and human social development at the time, but it also had significant social impacts on Chinese society. These impacts include changes in family structure, gender norms, and social and economic inequality between urban and rural areas. At the same time, the policy also had a significant impact on the well-being of individuals. Because the one-child policy has complex and far-reaching social impacts on Chinese society, understanding these impacts is crucial to developing policies that promote the well-being and sustainability of individuals, families, and communities.
Keywords
One-child policy, social impact, economic impact
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Qing,Y. (2024). Study on the Social and Economic Impact of China’s One-Child Policy. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,127,73-79.
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