The Gender Dimension of the One-Child Policy and its Influence on China's Development
The Gender Dimension of the One-Child Policy and its Influence on China's Development

Summary/Abstract: China's one-child policy is an essential subject in the quest to understand the contemporary Chinese society, its future social development perspectives, but also in order to determine how population control policies impact both men and women. After providing a short overview of the policy and discussing its consequences amongst men and women, I focus on the economic future of China with respect to the abovementioned policy and also try to answer the question on the stringency of such a harsh initiative. I argue that this policy has had some rational incentives as its core but impacted women in a harsh and inhumane way and might severely cripple China's future development goals.

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