摘要
In 1982 China endorsed the one-child policy as one of the country’s national policies.The policy came at a special historical moment when rapid population growth in preceding decades posed increasing challenges to the standards of people’s living,education,health care and employment,makingit extremelydifficult forthe coun-try to rid itself of poverty in the foreseeable future.A mong developing countries with huge populations,China was the only one to retain a low birth rate during part of
