Compare and Contrast China and India’s Population Control Strategies

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Two of the world’s fasted growing economies, China and India, also happen to be the world’s two most populous nations. In 2010 India’s population was nearly 1.2 billion, well over triple the number at independence despite introducing the world’s first family planning policy in 1950. China’s population remains larger, but its highly restrictive one- child policy, despite being fairly successful at slowing fertility, has apparently been less successful that approaches based on women’s. Empowerment and education in some parts if India. India which had well under two-thirds of China’s population half a century ago is projected to surpass China by 200 million people around 2050. Acceptance of Nobel economic laureate, Amartya Sen’s view that development is freedom, the greater opportunities available to young women when fertility is reduced or delayed is itself a keep indicator of development success and population policy can help realize these goals. It is well know that as incomes rise, fertility falls since women experience an increase of opportunity cost for their time. The causality between fertility and economic growth runs in both directions. China’s rapid economic growth since the early 1980’s can be attributed to its lower fertility rate. While India’s increase growth rate since about 1990 may also be related to it’s more moderate decline in fertility. Population Policy - China 1. China's One Child Policy was created in 1979 by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to temporarily limit communist China's population growth. It has thus been in place for more than 32 years. 2. China's One Child Policy most strictly applies to Han Chinese living in urban areas of the country. It does not apply to ethnic minorities throughout the country. Han Chinese represent more than 91% of the Chinese population. Just over 51% of China's population lives in urban areas. In rural areas,
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