“Missing girls” in the south Caucasus countries : trends, possible causes, and policy options (English)

Sex ratios at birth rose sharply in the South Caucasus countries after 1991, but recent data indicate that this trend is turning. What caused this rise, and what can be done to accelerate its normalization? Traditional kinship systems in the region are similar to those of other settings with sex-selection: structured for collaboration among male kin and dependence only on sons, not daughters. Yet it is anomalous to find sex-selection in a region that...

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Das Gupta,Monica;
Document Date
2015/04/09
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS7236
Volume No
1
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1
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Armenia, Caucasus,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
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2015/04/09
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Disclosed
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“Missing girls” in the south Caucasus countries : trends, possible causes, and policy options
Keywords
sex ratio

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Das Gupta,Monica.

“Missing girls” in the south Caucasus countries : trends, possible causes, and policy options (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7236 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233691467992010518

“Missing girls” in the south Caucasus countries : trends, possible causes, and policy options (English)

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