MCDB 150 - Global Problems of Population Growth
Lecture 17 - Population in Modern China. Families lived together in traditional China and sons remained on the land; division of family land led to tiny plots and rural poverty. Because labor was so cheap, the country did not urbanize or mechanize. The Communist government started out with a pro-natal stance, but after experiencing the famine of the Great Leap Forward, moved strongly to fertility control. Fertility declined rapidly in the 1970s, but to counter momentum, the One-Child Policy was introduced in 1979-80. Nevertheless, population has now risen to over 1.3 billion. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 17 - Population in Modern China |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Population and Family Culture in China |
| [00:09:47] | 2. Land Scarcity and Family Culture in China |
| [00:19:50] | 3. Poverty and Imperialism in China |
| [00:29:31] | 4. 1900s Population Explosion in China |
| [00:41:38] | 5. The Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution |
| [00:51:48] | 6. Family Planning Programs in China |
| References |
| Lecture 17 - Population in Modern China Instructor: Robert Wyman. Resources: Notes - Lecture 17 [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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