Sex ratio imbalances and china's care for girls programme: A case study of a social problem

China Quarterly

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 781-807

  Murphy, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care for girls programme; Ideological education; Population policy; Rural China; Sex ratios; Social problems; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; GENDER ISSUE; IDEOLOGY; POPULATION POLICY; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SON PREFERENCE; WELFARE PROVISION; EDUCATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 84914094369     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741014000691     Document Type: Article

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