Gender inequality and the sex ratio in three emerging economies

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-133

  Bhattacharya, Prabir C ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emerging economies; gender inequality; policy; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENDER; SEX RATIO;

CHINA; INDIA;

EID: 84873263737     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464993412466505     Document Type: Article

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