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Legacy of the One-Child Policy: Marriage Dilemmas in Urban and Rural China

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China’s one-child policy, the family planning policy enforced in 1980, continued for almost 36 years and created a lasting impact on both China’s declining total fertility rate (TFR) and its sex ratio imbalance. This paper discusses the marriage dilemma caused by the one-child policy and its separate outcomes in urban and rural areas. In urban areas, the expense for childbearing, the equated monthly installment (EMI) payments, and the self-consuming nature of marriage contributed to the declining marriage rate as well as the TFR. In rural settings, the surplus of single men due to the entrenched “son preference” created a demand for the bride-trafficking market, an industry of purchasing a bride as a form of property. In this paper, I conclude that the marriage crisis and its side effects are the legacies of the one-child policy, and the Chinese government needs to craft effective approaches in addressing these problems.

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  • Yujia Gu, 2022. "Legacy of the One-Child Policy: Marriage Dilemmas in Urban and Rural China," Asian Culture and History, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 14(2), pages 173-173, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ach123:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:173
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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