Let’s Explore 7: Pros and cons of the One Child Policy

Using the concept of sustainable development, predict the pros and cons of the One Child
Policy. Sources below may be useful. Please specific the sources you used for each answer.

Aspects of Pros Cons

sustainable
development

Economic ● It reduce the financial ● it results in labour shortage

burden of government on
childcare and education (D)

Social ● solve the problems of food ● it places a great emphasis on

shortage.
● before the policy, males are
given a majority in
educational and job
opportunities.but after the
policy, families with one girl
will enroll their child in
extracurricular activities
and tutorial classes. this
risen women's status in
society.
● the number of available job
opportunities increases.
having boys over girls which
leads to gender imbalance.
● leads to ageing population
problems.
● children will be spoiled since
they are the only child in their
family. parents want to give
the best to their child.
Environment ● less rubbish will be
produced as the number of
population decrease.
● the demand in natural
resources will decrease.