a world population of nearly 1.5 billion. But the more surprising fact is that just in a matter of next 100 years, i.e., during the 20th century, the global population quadrupled to a whopping 6 billion. Improvement in health services and health related technology ameliorated the health status of individuals across borders resulting in a sharp decline in mortality and a remarkable
China has been a world leader in the ability to sustain its growing population, though current population numbers have individuals questioning its future. With 1.3 billion people occupying the third largest country in the world, some have argued China will be unable to achieve be self-sustainability, and turn to other countries for support. Though there are valid criteria that these arguments are based on, China has a reputation to adapt and overcome any obstacle. This discussion will present
control is too much? What happens when a government controls the size families? Since the beginning of their civilization, China has been growing rapidly. The growth rate from 1950 until the late 1970’s has grown exponentially, which caused numerous issues. As China’s population grew the food supply became depleted. The rapid growth of China made the government want to enforce population containment. Since 1949, the communist Chinese government has put policies into place that control families, including
rate, as well as fertility rate in order to reduce the population growth. (BBC Bitesize) This is aimed to control the population growth to avoid overpopulation in many large countries such as China, Nigeria, India and Uganda. (Maps of World) China was popular for operating the world’s most “severe “and “controversial” but “successful” anti-natal policy, which is called the ‘One Child’ policy. (Nagle, and Cooke) The ‘One Child’ policy is a population control policy, as well as a family planning programme
challenges to occur from the country’s fast industrialization. Its economic growth, in which GDP developed on normal 10 percent each year for more than a decade, has come at the cost of its environment and health. China is the world’s largest cause of carbon releases, and the air excellence of many of its main cities fails to meet international health ideals. Each countries must produce resources to stay alive. China does not lack rare earth natural resources and mineral deposits used in everyday
the People’s Republic of China government argues that the policy can be perceived as a success through: drastic decline in birthrate that counteracts overpopulation, a decrease in poverty rates, and higher economic growth due to decline of birthrate. The Policy was put into effect September 25, 1983, but planning for the policy started as early as the 1963 after Chairman Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward Program- an economic disaster that would
Since the melamine scandal that occurred in 2008, also known as the milk scandal, many Chinese customers have lost confidence in domestic baby food brands. 22 national companies were known to be involved in the scandal because some of their milk products, such as baby milk powder, were found to be melamine-tainted and therefore seriously dangerous for infants and children. (Bainbridge, 2008). It was stipulated by Chinese state authorities that infants as young as four months feeding on the formula
the elderly or aging population. Spectacularly, China is a country has a forecast population will be doubled from 11% to 22% by 2030, also a country is now dealing with numerous problems of older people: life expectancy on the rise, decline in joint families and increasing job in the private sector; which this report will examine and propose the solutions given by the government, authorities and some personal reflections. <145> 2. BODY a. First problem: Aging population, life expectancy and the
country, the aim of the economy is to fulfill the requirement of its citizens and provide welfare but it’s seen that with each passing day population and their needs increase. This increase also makes the productive capacity increase with labour force, machines, raw materials, and natural resources taking part in and that’s how economic growth occurs. Economic growth is an increase in a countries productive capacity to produce goods and services using all its sources and it can be measured with GDP but
When Hong Kong was returned to China on 1st July 1991, she was renamed Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. A place where the eastern culture meets the west, Hong Kong is a synergy of ethnicity and foreign practice. Under the principle of 'one country, two systems', which gives the city a high level of autonomy, Hong Kong government is responsible for its own functionality such as its own legal system, police force, customs and immigrations policies, which