1. Identify a nation that has been/is working to reduce its population growth. For how long? 2. What has this nation done to improve the educational...

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the country most notable for its efforts to slow population growth has been China. It did so
with a rather drastic one-child policy. Introduced in 1979, this policy was unique in its
approach, creating harsh penalties for families that had a second child. In 2016, this policy
was changed to a two-child policy, with parents now being encouraged to have a second child. The
Chinese government claims that 400 million births were prevented by the policy. Many argue that
the policy has had strongly positive effects on China's economic development and according to
the Chinese Embassy has made a substantial contribution to reducing China's carbon footprint and
slowing global climate change.

Although traditional Chinese culture and
Confucian beliefs instill gender inequality, the Chinese government provides equal educational
opportunities for women and men, although the one-child policy, according to some, has resulted
in gender-selective abortions and increased opportunities for the male "little
princelings" of one-child families. When a family has only a single child, they have more
money to invest in the child's education. In China, as other countries, increasing career
opportunities and education for women also contributes to a reduction in family size with many
Chinese women choosing to pursue careers rather than marriage or children.

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