Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea

Son preference has persisted in the face of sweeping economic and social changes in China, India, and the Republic of Korea. The authors attribute this to their similar family systems, which generate strong disincentives to raise daughters while va...

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Main Authors: Das Gupta, Monica, Zhenghua, Jiang, Bohua, Li, Zhenming, Xie, Chung, Woojin, Hwa-Ok, Bae
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2122050/son-preference-so-persistent-east-south-asia-cross-country-study-china-india-republic-korea
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19191