Bibliograph

Lost and found, the "missing girls" in rural China, John James Kennedy, Yaojiang Shi

Type

Label

Lost and found, the "missing girls" in rural China, John James Kennedy, Yaojiang Shi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lost and found

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1099435749

Responsibility statement

John James Kennedy, Yaojiang Shi

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

the "missing girls" in rural China

Summary

Between 1979 and 2010 local leaders and rural families across China concealed the existence of millions of girls from government officials and the national census. The single child policy (1979-2015) was introduced in 1979, and the central government's goal was to reduce population growth through strict birth control. Yet, at the same time, many rural parents had strong incentives not to comply with the birth control policy because under economic reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, larger families meant increased labour and income. This book examines the effects of the policy and the status of China's 'missing' girls.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

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