Chinese_Infanticide

Chinese Infanticide Infanticide in China Cui Bono: “… whose interests are involved and who benefits or suffers from existing arrangements” (Robertson 1981). Who benefits' One might analyze this article and believe that it is the government that benefits from this policy. I don’t feel this is the situation. Because we, as Canadians, live in a free and democratic society, it is easy to interpret this article as satisfying and benefiting some sick and sinister government. It is my belief the government may benefit from infanticide in the sense that “punishments include fines against both the family and the local government, loss of family allowance and medical benefits” (KDC 2000). Obviously there is an economical benefit of this policy. However, I feel it is the entire population of China who ultimately benefits as the reason that this policy was initiated was to take [initiate] “effective measures to slow down the rapid growth of its population” (KDC 2000). It refers back to supply and demand. Overpopulation could essentially lead to starving of society, china, policy, kdc, benefits, because, 2000, infanticide, government, population, people, members, take, slow, robertson, rest, rapid, over, measures, initiated, growth, feel, family, effective, chinese, benefit, article, agree, accepted, 1981, years, without, within, whose