Birth Registration in China: Practices, Problems and Policies

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-317

  Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Zhang, Yexia ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth registration; Children's rights; Rural urban differences

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; BIRTH RATE; CENSUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; STATISTICAL DATA; WELFARE PROVISION;

CHINA;

EID: 77952742341     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-009-9141-x     Document Type: Article

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