Evaluating the family planning campaign in Korea from 1962 to present: Too successful a program?

Population has always been an important consideration in determining the wealth and progress of a nation. As part of the population, the family, being the basic unit, is developed, cared for and protected by the government. The study looked into family planning campaigns in Korea from the year 1962 onto the present and evaluated the efficacy of these. Statistics regarding the population distribution, labor force, and committed crimes were obtained and analyzed. These figures were associated with the family program campaign and were deemed to be reflective of latent problems in the society. Results revealed that
the objectives of these programs were clear and reachable and that they have indeed succeeded in reducing fertility rates. However, effects of these efforts that may possibly affect the society negatively have not been considered or foreseen. Low birth rates were associated to an aging population, a shrinking labor force, xenophobia within the Korean consciousness and increased crime rates among foreign nationals. The research delved into these underlying concerns and further
recommended that these ought to be studied in light of macro-level societal programs. Governmental programs may have been developed with the best intentions but unintended impacts to the society must also be anticipated.