Child adoption in contemporary rural China

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-340

  Zhang, Weiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption; Market reform; One child policy; Rural China

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646503943     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05283096     Document Type: Review

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