Sex-selective abortions and infant mortality in India: the role of parents’ stated son preference

In India, millions of female foetuses have been aborted since the 1980s alongside an abnormally high infant girl mortality rate; this has generated a vast literature exploring the root causes of son preference. The literature is sparse, however, on how the decisions to abort or neglect girls are mad...

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Main Authors: Robitaille, Marie-Claire, Chatterjee, Ishita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48875/