Correlation does not equal causation. There have been some other changes in China that have affected their economy. Having too many men for the number of women is going to be a problem - not just for China, but for the rest of the world. Imagine a rich China with plenty of single men to serve in the military.
That is what I also had said.
True.
“There have been some other changes in China that have affected their economy.”
Of course. But then not having every couple pop out 5 or 6 children definitely helped China's economy grow faster. The government didn't have to build all these huge numbers of new schools, hospitals etc for the extra maybe 600 million people they would have had by now if they hadn't launched campaign to get couples to have fewer children
” Having too many men for the number of women is going to be a problem - not just for China,”
I never said I supported abortions, ever. We are talking preventive birth control, whereby the couple take steps not to get pregnant till they can afford to look after their child properly.
“control but for the rest of the world. Imagine a rich China with plenty of single men to serve in the military.”
Look, as countries get richer, they have fewer children anyway, maybe because they have other things to entertain them apart from sex. China's gender gap will work itself out in the next few decades.