Female productivity and mortality in early-20th-century Taiwan

In late-Qing-dynasty Taiwan (1870–1895), female infanticide and general neglect killed over 15% of young girls. During the early years of Japanese rule (1895–1915), female infanticide was almost completely eliminated and the treatment of girls improved. This paper argues that the increase in the wil...

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Published inEconomics and human biology Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 206 - 221
Main Author Olds, Kelly B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2006
Elsevier
SeriesEconomics & Human Biology
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