Isabelle Attané and Jacques Véron (eds.): Gender Discriminations Among Young Children in Asia.

Since the alarm signal was first sounded by professor Amartya Sen in 1990 works have appeared on the growing imbalances between the sexes in East and South Asia, asking the questions why, where, and who. However, this timely collection of solid research by specialists―half of them demographers―as well considers how to remedy this disquieting situation. This anthology is the result of a seminar by the French Institute in Pondicherry in collaboration the French Centre for Population and Develo..