Why has son-preference disappeared in North Korea?

North Korean Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-73

  Schwekendiek, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communism; Confucianism; discrimination; famine; food; gender; health; malnutrition; marketization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052644942     PISSN: 15512789     EISSN: 19412886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3172/NKR.6.2.65     Document Type: Article

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