As the twenty- first century has arrived upon the world, China's overpopulation continues to be of great environmental concern. As this overpopulation persists, it results in low natural resources per capita, and an unstable economic foundation. During the 1970's, the Chinese government realized they needed to make policies to combat the growing numbers of Chinese citizens. In 1979 the Family Planning Commission of China implemented the "One-Child Policy" as a solution. This policy stated that parents in urban settings are limited to having only one child. The government then enforces this regulation by penalizing families that have more children. This course of action had come under heavy criticism because these policies go against certain religious beliefs and the Chinese tradition of
             China's One-Child Policy: An Economic Perspective on Governmental Control In 1979, China implemented a one-child per family policy in order to address the issue of unchecked population growth for a country with limited resources. Because China is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, concern for the issue of overpopulation and the capacity of the Chinese government to address the needs of such an overwhelming population directed the impetus for the implementation of the policy. Since it's inception, critics have argued different elements of the policy. Although it has been recognized that the policy as a whole has been moderately successful in reducing population and in maintaining population stability for the government, there are other factors that have also influenced the notion of economic efficacy, including increasing rates of infanticide and increasing adoption of female children. (Li, 1995). Though there have been recognizable reductions in the overall population of the country since the application of the regulation, this reduction is not the only factor that impacts the economic picture dur
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