"Economic growth works the best." Well I'm sure they see this as a potential long term solution (though, outside of very advanced first world countries, this d

"Economic growth works the best." Well I'm sure they see this as a potential long term solution (though, outside of very advanced first world countries, this doesn't seem to hold). But in such a crowded country that seems like a luxury they can't afford in the shorter term. It seems incongruous to say that the policy has no effects on fertility rates, while leaving devastating social consequences. Are you saying that if the policy was not in place some people that are having a child now would have had none ? And that families that would have children wouldn't care about their gender? I think India is a good picture of what happens if you don't implement a one child policy. They tried to convince people to have fewer children and failed miserably.