Policy Definition
The one child policy is a set of laws prohibiting couples in China from having more than one child. Due to the increase in China's population, the one child policy was a government implemented policy introduced in 1979. The policy came about in order to decrease social and economic problems in China.
“Will it (world population) stop growing because of famine, disease, or war over resources- or will it stop growing because people choose to have smaller families- and by smaller families I mean one-child families.”
-Alexandra Paul (TEDX Conference)
-Alexandra Paul (TEDX Conference)