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March 23, 2006

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China's one child policy
The family planning policy has helped China prevent 400 million births in the past three decades, Zhang Weiqing, minister in charge of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said Tuesday.
That's from Xinhua, where Mr Zhang also said that China's people have a more "comfortable" life because these 400 million people don't exist. While crowing about this "success", Mr Zhang also noted that China's population is projected to peak in the mid 2030s and the country is preparing for another baby boom, although demographically this echo can only be a shadow of former booms. And it's desperately needed - China will get old before it gets rich. It is a demographic truth, universally acknowledged, that as people get richer they have fewer kids.

The policy is being made irrelevant while still extacting too high a cost. In that regard, it's not unique in China.

 posted by Simon on 03.23.06 at 02:29 PM in the China people category.




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Universally acknowledged but somehow forgotten by Philippines. Decades of (uneven) growth, and still the babies keep popping. Blame the church, perhaps. Does culture trump development economics?
Good blog, btw.

posted by: Simon on 03.24.06 at 09:51 AM [permalink]

Simon:

I would put the blame for the Philippines at the hands of incompetent and corrupt politicians and officials (not to mention kleptomaniacs)who have run the place. The country had many advantages, especially its English speaking, it strategic location. Despite the worst efforts of its politicians, it can still become a richer country. But I do agree the Catholic Church doesn't help mattersm especially amongst the rural poor.

 posted by: The other Simon on 03.24.06 at 10:24 AM [permalink]

The increasing population is the biggest problem these days. The percapita income of the nation is suffering and ultimately we are suffering.

If u want to know my opinion then I should say I agree with what China is adopting at this moment.

 posted by: emma on 03.25.06 at 05:07 PM [permalink]




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