Transparency: What's Up with China's One-Child Policy

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February 17, 2011 • 7:00 am PST
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In 1979, the National Population and Family Planning Commission in China enacted an ambitious program that called for strict population control. Families in various urban districts are urged to have only one child—preferably a son—in order to solve the problems related to overpopulation. What has happened since then and what are its implications for the future of China?

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Posted in: Transparency,; Lifestyle

Tags: health,; china,; population,; one child policy,; fertility,; overpopulation

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