Modernization and son preference in People's Republic of China

ERD Working Paper Series

Volumn , Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1-27

  Burgess, Robin ^a   Zhuang, Juzhong ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; MODERNIZATION; SON PREFERENCE;

CHINA;

EID: 0242541303     PISSN: 16555252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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