Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on China's One-Child Policy. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 5 page paper first provides a historical look at population control policies in China since the 1950s and how the first three were abandoned for specific reasons. The last one, the one-child policy, is explained, including its exceptions and where it has been most successful. The policy is evaluated in terms of intended and unintended outcomes. The harsh enforcement methods are also discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: MM12_PGchnp.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
was to limit the population to 1.2 billion in 2000 (Riley, 2004). The governments first policy was simply to promote birth control for maternal and infant health (Akkerman and Sheng,
1998). The central governments economic policies called the "Great Leap Forward" between 1958 and 1961 created significant turmoil in the country and ended even the promotion of birth control (Akkerman
and Sheng, 1998). The next attempt from the central government began in 1962 following the end of the Great Leap Forward policies (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). This time the central
government was coordinated by the Family Planning Office; this, too, was abandoned when more political turmoil (the Cultural Revolution) arose in 1966 (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). A new population control
program called the Wan Xi Shao (later, longer, fewer) birth-control campaign was initiated by the central government in 1971 (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998; Riley, 2004). This program had specific objectives,
in contrast to the first two campaigns, and it had enforcement methods (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). It prohibited women under the age of 23 from marrying in rural areas and
under the age of 25 in urban areas (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). Urban families were allowed to have two children only and the government encouraged three year intervals between children
in rural areas (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). Peasants were often subjected to significant social pressure to be sterilized if they had more than three children and in urban areas, the
government withheld medical care for children beyond the two-child limit (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). Even these policies did not curb population growth enough and by the late 1970s, the Chinese
central government decided they needed something more rigid (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). Thus, the government adopted the one-child per family policy in 1979 (Akkerman and Sheng, 1998). The rapid population
...