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First published on March 26, 2008, doi:10.1177/0192513X08316268
Journal of Family Issues 2008;29:1089.
A more recent version of this article appeared on August 1, 2008
© 2008 SAGE Publications
Implications of China's Open-Door Policy for Families: A Family Impact Analysis
Andrew S. Quach*
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Elaine A. Anderson
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: drew356{at}yahoo.com.
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Chinas open-door policy (ODP) was created in 1978 as a response to the severe economic depression affecting the country after the Cultural Revolution. The policy was designed to restore Chinas financial status and lift the nation out of destitution. By all accounts, the ODP has been successful in improving the countrys monetary condition. However, the impacts to family structures and values caused by the sudden and massive industrialization of cities and towns are less well known. This article explores the unexpected changes to family life since the inception of the ODP and conducts a preliminary family impact analysis on how these alterations could be related to the ODP.

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