Abstract
In the 1990s and 2000s, the People's Republic of China ("PRC") has undertaken a sustained effort to reform the family planning program. These reforms include: (1) rectification, which combats coercion in enforcement and misappropriation of funds; (2) normalization, which focuses on sex selective abortions and the distorted sex ratio; and (3) incentivization, which provides monetary and other benefits for those in compliance with birth goals. Yet these reforms have not been accompanied by strong enforcement mechanisms or a decline in the sex birth ratio. Thus, this Article aims to develop some supplemental proposals to help ameliorate daughter discrimination.
Recommended Citation
Wexler, Lesley
(2006)
"Allowing Girls to Hold up Half the Sky: Combining Norm Promotion and Economic Incentives to Combat Daughter Discrimination in China,"
Chicago Journal of International Law:
Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol7/iss1/6