China has a one-child policy that encourages families to only have one child. Families who have more children may face fines and other restrictions. The policy has been successful in slowing population growth in the country. Do you think policies like this are a good idea?

Answer and explanation:

The setting of policies depends on the situation that forces creating them. They are neither good or bad. In China's situation, in particular, the one-child policy was established to slow its population growth. From 1950 to 1979 China's population almost doubled from 540 million to 969 million. It was in 1979 when the one-child policy was enacted.

The country's birth rate in 2019 declined by 2% from 2018. There are approximately 12 births per 1000 people in China. In 1979 China's average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 5% per year. In 2010 its GDP reached a peak of 10%.

Thus, the one-child policy in China's case seems to be successful. However, it does not imply that establishing the same measure in another country will have positive results.

Policies are subjective

Explanation:

The China one-child policy was introduced after ten years of implementing the two-child policy. The one-child policy was implemented to slow down population growth and manage the number of persons that were being born. This was done by providing birth control options namely, contraceptives, sterilization, abortions and adoptions to prevent over 400 million births. The policy did not include the minorities and ingenious people who were allowed to have two children or those that gave birth to a girl on their first try. This policy is misunderstood and hotly contested by many but as of 2008 over 76% of the persons surveyed in China were in support of such a policy.