The Evolution of the One-child Policy in Shaanxi, 1979–88

The China Quarterly

Volumn 122, Issue , 1990, Pages 191-229

  Greenhaigh, Susan ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 84972273307     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741000008766     Document Type: Article

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