Diverging stories of son preference in South Asia: a comparison of India and Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, overall sex ratio has declined from 109.6 (males/females) in the 1950s to 100.3 in 2011. Unlike countries with female deficits, the improvement in sex ratio has extended to the under‐5 age group. This has happened in a context where per‐capita income has grown modestly but poverty...
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| Format: | Working paper |
| Language: | English |
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BRAC University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/2610 |