anti-natalist china. world population trends october 12th 1999 world population reaches 6 billion...
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Anti-NatalistAnti-NatalistCHINACHINA
World Population TrendsWorld Population Trends
October 12th 1999October 12th 1999
World Population reaches World Population reaches 6 Billion6 Billion
20502050
Estimated Projections: Estimated Projections: 7.3-10.7 Billion7.3-10.7 Billion
Looking BackLooking Back
World populations stood at well below a World populations stood at well below a billion from pre-history through the 18th billion from pre-history through the 18th
century; controlled by disease and century; controlled by disease and faminefamine
By the 1800’s progress in agriculture, By the 1800’s progress in agriculture, medicine, sanitation and industry, medicine, sanitation and industry,
resulted in substantial gains in longevity resulted in substantial gains in longevity of human life…consequently, population of human life…consequently, population
growth rose dramaticallygrowth rose dramatically
Looking AheadLooking Ahead
Globally, birth rate has fallen Globally, birth rate has fallen dramatically in the last 30 years, dramatically in the last 30 years,
from approx. 6 children per women from approx. 6 children per women to about 2. However rates remain to about 2. However rates remain high and continue to rise rapidly in high and continue to rise rapidly in
many parts of the developing world, many parts of the developing world, stretching natural resources and stretching natural resources and
dramatically boosting global dramatically boosting global population growth.population growth.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICIES NATIONAL & INTERNATIONALNATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Any effort by a government to control Any effort by a government to control size of its countries population, for size of its countries population, for increase or decrease methods:increase or decrease methods:
Alter Birth rateAlter Birth rate Increase death rateIncrease death rate ImmigrationImmigration EmigrationEmigration
Population control
China’s Pop. DensityChina’s Pop. Density From the work of G William Skinner From the work of G William Skinner
we know that agrarian China can we know that agrarian China can be divided into 9 “macroregions”. be divided into 9 “macroregions”. These correspond fairly closely to These correspond fairly closely to large scale drainage basins. There large scale drainage basins. There are 3 “macroregions” of the river are 3 “macroregions” of the river
Yangze.Yangze.
ChinaChina
ContentsContents China’s Marriage law of 1950China’s Marriage law of 1950
Contraceptive and Induced Abortion Contraceptive and Induced Abortion ProcedureProcedure
One Child IncentiveOne Child Incentive National Family Planning CommissionNational Family Planning Commission
Government RecommendationsGovernment Recommendations
China’s Marriage Law of 1950China’s Marriage Law of 1950
Prohibited child brides and Prohibited child brides and stipulated legal minimum age stipulated legal minimum age
requirements of marriagerequirements of marriage
Set minimum age for women at 18 Set minimum age for women at 18 and men at 20and men at 20
Contraceptive and Induced Contraceptive and Induced Abortion ProcedureAbortion Procedure
China's first population actChina's first population act Enforced in 1953Enforced in 1953 Drafted by ministry of healthDrafted by ministry of health Loosened and encouraged Loosened and encouraged
conditions of abortion.conditions of abortion.
One Child IncentiveOne Child Incentive
China offers incentives to have only China offers incentives to have only one child per family.one child per family.
Incentive encouraged in hopes to reach Incentive encouraged in hopes to reach 0 population growth in country0 population growth in country
The one child policy, although not formally written into law consists of three main points.
• Advocating delayed marriage and delayed child bearing • Advocating fewer and healthier births • Advocating one child per couple
The One Child Policy
Effects of the One Child PolicyEffects of the One Child Policy
Given the long standing preference Given the long standing preference of boy babies in china, the one child of boy babies in china, the one child policy has made female infamticide policy has made female infamticide common. common.
Baby girls have also been abandoned Baby girls have also been abandoned in Churches and Orphan villages. in Churches and Orphan villages.
National Family Planning National Family Planning CommissionCommission
Designed by China’s governmentDesigned by China’s government Made to unify the management of Made to unify the management of
national population planning national population planning activities, implements nations activities, implements nations population planning guidelines, laws population planning guidelines, laws and policiesand policies
Supervises plans implementationsSupervises plans implementations
Government RecommendationsGovernment Recommendations
A nation wide head taxA nation wide head tax Special social nurture levies on Special social nurture levies on
parents with children born outside parents with children born outside the national population plans.the national population plans.
Heavy taxes on those with excessive Heavy taxes on those with excessive birthsbirths
Tax exception with those with only Tax exception with those with only one childone child
China’s Birth RatesChina’s Birth Rates
The plot gives us a The plot gives us a convenience convenience indication of indication of magnitudes and magnitudes and timingtiming
1970 6 CPW1970 6 CPW 1977 2.6 CPW1977 2.6 CPW This shows a This shows a
extraordinary rapid extraordinary rapid decline.decline.
The EndThe End