I believe that many parents have encountered such a problem in their daily life: after taking their children out to school, they have to let their children transfer back because they can't solve the household registration, resulting in a situation where the two places run back and forth.
What has caused such a dilemma for many parents who have come out to work is the mainland's unique household registration system.
But in fact, there are only three countries in the world that use the hukou system: China, North Korea, and Benin in Africa.
And the household registration system of the latter two countries is still learning from our China, so in the final analysis, it is not impossible to say that China's household registration system is the only one in the world.
Speaking of which, some people will surely be curious, since there is no household registration system in our country abroad, how do the people in their country manage it? What kind of scene is the operation of society?
Next, let's take the United States as an example to see how the United States, which does not have a household registration system, governs a population of 330 million without chaos.
How does the U.S. work without a hukou system?
The hukou system in the mainland, as a system that has been inherited for thousands of years, has been started since the Zhou Dynasty and has begun to take shape until the Qin Dynasty. To this day, the hukou system is still playing its unique role.
At the level of social governance, the hukou system can play a role in maintaining law and order and fighting crime. In addition, it can also play a role in proving personal identity.
The modern household registration system is a legal system for collecting, confirming, and registering the basic information of citizens' population, such as births, deaths, kinship, and legal addresses, in accordance with the law.
It can be said that in our China, a small household registration book contains the whole process of a Chinese from birth to death.
So if the hukou system is so important, how does the United States work without a hukou system?
In fact, although there is no hukou system in the United States, there is a census and population registration, both of which are used to strengthen population management.
As a developed capitalist country, the United States has a population registration system, so in the United States, the census is the most important.
This requirement is also enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, and anyone who lives in the U.S. must participate in the U.S. census.
In addition to the census, there is a "Social Security Number" in the United States, which is similar to an ID number, also known as a Social Security Number.
This number accompanies a U.S. citizen from birth to death and for the entire life of a U.S. citizen.
This important number is not only used as a proof of tax payment for American citizens, but also an important basis for the National Social Welfare Administration to issue benefits.
In the United States, there is no uniform ID card like in China, but various documents can be used as proof of identity.
For example, the social security number mentioned above is used as an ID card in American society, and when conducting transaction activities, such as buying a mobile phone, buying a house and a car, and opening a bank account, you need to provide a social security number to prove your identity.
It can be seen that although the United States does not have a unified and efficient household registration management system like China, it has been replaced by another way of registration management.
Can China be managed in this way?
With the continuous development of the social security code in the United States, the computer system for storing the social security code has also realized the real networking in the United States.
So can China, which uses the hukou system, learn from this management model of the United States?
The answer is yes, but there is no need, the census in the United States, and the social security code can be given, and the hukou system in the mainland can be given the same, and the effect is similar, and the hukou system is more suitable for China's national conditions.
First of all, from the government's point of view, the household registration management system can help the government quickly grasp the number, distribution, and population structure of the population, and help the country better provide data for population management.
Secondly, from the perspective of social management, the hukou system can help the government better understand the basic situation of the population, formulate relevant policies and plans, and better maintain social stability.
Finally, in terms of historical inheritance, the household registration system has been inherited in the mainland for thousands of years, and now the household registration system is not only a system for managing society, but also carries a person's responsibility for the family and the inheritance of the family.
Therefore, the household registration system is a local method that is more suitable for Chinese, and there is really no need for us to imitate and learn from the American management method.
Is it the hukou system that is more common in China, or is the system more prevalent in the United States?
Worldwide, this kind of hukou system is not common on the mainland, and only three countries use the hukou system, namely China, North Korea, and Benin in Africa, and other countries use the hukou system.
Therefore, from this point of view, it is still the American management system that is more prevalent.
Although the management systems of different countries are different, they all play a very different role, and they have the effect of having the same goal.
Take the most criticized point of the household registration system in our country, that is, the difficulty of children going to school caused by the household registration system, you may say, since there is no household registration system in the United States, is it that if children go to school in the United States, there will not be so many restrictions?
The answer, of course, is no, although there is no household registration system in first-tier cities in the United States, and there is no household registration system between urban and rural areas, but in the United States, there is also the concept of school district housing.
Only well-known public schools usually recruit students according to school districts, and at the same time, there are some aristocratic private schools that also recruit students according to school districts.
Therefore, in the United States, some high-end communities near well-known schools will be called popular areas for American people to chase, and it can only be said that parents all over the world are the same, willing to spend more money for the future of their children.
This phenomenon is also similar to the school district housing in the mainland.
It can only be said that whether it is China's household registration system, the U.S. census, and the social security code, they are mainly a means of governing society, and the results they achieve are similar.
Therefore, there is no distinction between superior and inferior in these two management systems, and only a system that suits one's own national conditions is a good system.