"But critics say the policy was unnecessary, and ultimately replaced one problem—too many people—with another—too few.…"

"Peer pressure and an extensive propaganda campaign were aimed at persuading Chinese people to embrace the ideal of a …"

"Finally, the jury is still out on how Chinese people will respond to this loosening of the rules. One of the side-eff…"

"The one-child policy was designed in 1980 as a temporary measure to put a brake on China’s population growth and to f…"

"China’s one-child policy will be remembered as one of the costliest lessons of misguided public policymaking. Contrar…"

"Though often labeled one of China's most draconian laws, China's one-child policy, introduced at the end of the 1970s…"

"In families that already had one child, the births of additional children—in violation of the one-child policy—were o…"

"A consensus has emerged that the sex ratio distortion in China is due to prenatal discrimination against female conce…"

"In China, parents have historically preferred sons to daughters and in some circumstances discarded daughters upon bi…"

"Was the policy a success? It depends on who you ask. Supporters say it worked: since the late 1970s, China’s economic…"