THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN CHINA IN LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Cover Image

Sytuacja dzieci w Chinach w świetle standardów międzynarodowych
THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN CHINA IN LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

Author(s): Grażyna Michałowska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: one-child policy; education; healthcare; national minorities; migrations

Summary/Abstract: The popular belief that human rights are being violated in China, as manifested, forexample, in the form of the one-child policy, is a certain simplification. In politicalterms, China is not a uniform organism. The approaches to children in mainlandChina and in the autonomous regions differ. Alongside civilizational progress, China is experiencing changes that essentially go in two directions: on the one hand,the wealthy part of the society can afford to disregard the state-imposed financialrestrictions and have a number of children; on the other hand, the wealthy haveturned these restrictions into the practice of investing in the only child in order toprovide it with the best possible conditions for development. Studies show thatcontemporary Chinese do not in fact long for unrestricted procreation.

  • Issue Year: 52/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 75-92
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish