The focus of this paper will be on Chapter 5 of Bergman & Renwick’s “Introduction to Geography: People, Places & Environment” (4th edition). Based on question 2, I will be investigating the family-planning efforts and experiences of China. I chose the country of China because of its famous “One-Child Policy” (OCP). This temporary policy is one that has promised to control the population and boost the economy in one go. Though the policy does have its benefits, it doesn’t come without some drawbacks. The “One-Child Policy”, was implemented in 1979 as part of Deng Xiao Peng’s economic reform (cite OFCP, 463). Before the OCP was the “Late, Long, Few” policy (wan xi shao) which was “designed to encourage later childbearing, more widely spaced
