BIRTH CONTROL IN BELARUS AND CHINA: CURRENT POLICY
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Belarus and China are experiencing a decline of the total fertility rate (TFR). On the one hand,
this was a natural response to the increasing role of women in society, on the labor market and
increasing women's participation in education. As a result women are marrying and have children
later in their life, which leads to a decrease in the number of children born. On the other hand, scientists
state the role of the policy on childbearing, the strength of which is difficult to calculate although.
Today, one can observe a rapid strengthening of bilateral relations in economic, social and other areas
of regulation. Belarus and China had different birth control vectors. In the conditions of protracted
depopulation in the Republic of Belarus, stimulation of the birth rate has become a priority goal of the
state policy. Rapid population growth in China posed a threat to economic, food, and even
environmental security. This led to the adoption of drastic measures to limit the number of children
born in Chinese families. This paper focuses on how similar are birth control policies in Belarus and
China. The choice of countries is also due to the fact that today both countries set the goal to stabilize
the population in order to ensure sustainable economic development and improvement in the quality
of life. The paper presents a description and analysis of legal acts that regulate demographic processes,
as well as specific areas of support for families with children. It was revealed that Belarus provides
multilateral (mostly financial) assistance not only for the birth of a child, but also for his upbringing.
The system is designed so that a woman cares for a child 3 years after his birth. In China, in the face of
fierce competition in the labor market, women go to work after maternity leave. They are forced to
use the services of pre-school education, even if they are expensive. As a result, the decision to give
birth to a child is weighed in terms of the economic possibilities of families. In China, measures may
vary depending on the territory; in Belarus, politics is one for all. It is difficult to assess in which
country the policy is more effective. The total fertility rate for the past 25 years is very similar.Note:
UDC: 314.15 (476+510), DOI: https://doi.org/10.36004/nier.es.2019.1-0