| ID | 164758 |
| Title Proper | Abolishing the one-child policy |
| Other Title Information | stages, issues and the political process |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Scharping, Thomas |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Based on a documentary, statistical and discourse analysis, plus 30 years of interviewing in China, this article investigates the demo-political background of China’s return to a two-child policy in 2015. It pinpoints the contested core issues that fueled a bitter polemic on the future course of Chinese birth policy and continue to fester in ongoing controversies. The article briefly reviews earlier challenges to China’s controversial one-child policy since its inception in 1979/80, details the conflicts and mechanisms shaping the birth planning regime since 2000, and examines the role played by academic counseling, bureaucratic infighting, lobbying and civil society in the about-turn. Comparing birth planning to other policy arenas, it concludes with a discussion of societal and think-tank impact on Chinese political decision-making. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 28, No.117; May 2019: p.327-347 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 28 No 117 |
| Key Words | China ; Political Process ; One Child Policy ; Chinese birth policy |