Is There an Incipient Turnaround in Asia’s “Missing Girls” Phenomenon?

Is There an Incipient Turnaround in Asia’s “Missing Girls” Phenomenon?

The apparently inexorable rise in the proportion of "missing girls" in much of East and South Asia has attracted much attention amongst researchers and policy-makers. An encouraging trend was suggested by the case of South Korea, where ch...

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Main Authors: Das Gupta, Monica, Chung, Woojin, Shuzhuo, Li
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGED
AID
BIRTHS
CANCER
CENSUSES
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD SURVIVAL
CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIFFERENTIALS IN HEALTH
DISCRIMINATION
DYING
EXCESS MORTALITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY PLANNING
FEMALE CHILD
FEMALE CHILDREN
FEMALE MORTALITY
FEMALES
FERTILITY
FERTILITY DECLINE
GENDER
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUITY
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
HEALTH CARE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFANT
INFANTICIDE
LARGE POPULATIONS
LEGISLATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
MARRIAGES
MASCULINITY
MASS MEDIA
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MIGRATION
MIGRATION POLICIES
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY LEVELS
NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
NATIONAL LEVEL
OLD AGE
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION ASSOCIATION
POPULATION CENSUS
POPULATION STATISTICS
POPULOUS COUNTRIES
PRENATAL DIAGNOSTIC
PRENATAL SEX SELECTION
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL AGE
SEX
SEX PREFERENCES
SEX RATIOS
SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS
SEXUAL HEALTH
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SON PREFERENCE
STATE POLICIES
TELEVISION
TV
UNFPA
URBANIZATION
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VITAL STATISTICS
WAR
WILL
WIVES
WOMEN'S STATUS
YOUNG GIRLS
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