HISB58H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Mobility, May Fourth Movement, Hu Yaobang
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Pop. was a problem facing chinese govn"t after 1978 1964 chin. pop. was about 700. The opening and reform era since 1978 mill and jumped to 1 bill. in 1982. Food supply, decrease in living standards from limited amount of revenues and resources. Hospitals overwhelmed so that waiting hours become 5/6 hours. Social welfare system effected: a lot of people retiring that need support from the state. *one-child policy was introduced in the 1980"s - one couple were to have one child (exceptions: ethnic minority groups, people who already came from one child families) A lot of parents want to have sons to support them when they get older more female abortions tilts gender balances marriage becomes a problem. Black market methods of trying to have more children. Rural families unable to get manual labour boy physically stronger to carry out agricultural production.
