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Is There an Incipient Turnaround in Asia’s “Missing Girls” Phenomenon?

dc.contributor.authorDas Gupta, Monica
dc.contributor.authorChung, Woojin
dc.contributor.authorShuzhuo, Li
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:08:52Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:08:52Z
dc.date.issued2009-02-01
dc.description.abstractThe apparently inexorable rise in the proportion of "missing girls" in much of East and South Asia has attracted much attention amongst researchers and policy-makers. An encouraging trend was suggested by the case of South Korea, where child sex ratios were the highest in Asia but peaked in the mid-1990s and normalized thereafter. Using census data, we examine whether similar trends have begun to manifest themselves in the two large populous countries of this region, China and India. The data indicate that child sex ratios are peaking in these countries, and in many sub-national regions are beginning to trend towards less masculinization. This suggests that, with continuing vigorous efforts to reduce son preference, the "missing girls" phenomenon could be addressed in Asia.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090224084450
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4846
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4040
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4846
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAID
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIALS IN HEALTH
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDYING
dc.subjectEXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILD
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANTICIDE
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMASCULINITY
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY LEVELS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION STATISTICS
dc.subjectPOPULOUS COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPRENATAL DIAGNOSTIC
dc.subjectPRENATAL SEX SELECTION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX PREFERENCES
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectSEXUAL HEALTH
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSTATE POLICIES
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVITAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMEN'S STATUS
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.titleIs There an Incipient Turnaround in Asia’s “Missing Girls” Phenomenon?en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleIs There An Incipient Turnaround In Asia's "Missing Girls" Phenomenon?
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:20:15.757768Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid992671468220778114
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4846
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090224084450
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10282607
okr.identifier.reportWPS4846
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.themeHuman development :: Health system performance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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