Where Have All the Young Girls Gone? Identification of Sex Selection in India
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THE CENTRE FOR MARKET AND PUBLIC ORGANISATION Centre for Market and Public Organisation Bristol Institute of Public Affairs University of Bristol 2 Priory Road Bristol BS8 1TX http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/ Tel: (0117) 33 10752 Fax: (0117) 33 10705 E‐mail: cmpo‐[email protected] The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) is a leading research centre, combining expertise in economics, geography and law. Our objective is to study the intersection between the public and private sectors of the economy, and in particular to understand the right way to organise and deliver public services. The Centre aims to develop research, contribute to the public debate and inform policy‐making. CMPO, now an ESRC Research Centre was established in 1998 with two large grants from The Leverhulme Trust. In 2004 we were awarded ESRC Research Centre status. CMPO is now wholly funded by the ESRC. ISSN 1473‐625X Where have all the young girls gone? Identification of sex selection in India
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تاریخ انتشار 2009