Was China's One Child Policy a Good Idea?

China's One Child Policy was a population control measure put in place in 1980 to address a rapidly growing population that seriously stressed resources in the country. Even with decreasing fertility rates prior to instituting the law, the rate of population growth was still estimated by experts to exceed a billion people and the continued resource stress would be catastrophic. Unpopular initially, harsh and forced, there has always been controversy over whether it was a good or bad idea. So your question is ...

Was China's One Child Policy a Good Idea?