Comments on: The Skewed Sex Ratio

By: Atanu Dey on India’s Development » Of Buffaloes and Children

Atanu Dey on India’s Development » Of Buffaloes and Children — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:13:22 +0000

[...] I have written about why I think these are symptoms and not the actual problem. See “The Skewed Sex Ratio“, “The Lop-sided Sex Ratio Revisited“, and “ [...]

By: Atanu Dey on India’s Development » Some are Born to Sweet Delight

Atanu Dey on India’s Development » Some are Born to Sweet Delight — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:46:54 +0000

[...] for the rich to have low cost labor. The poor oblige. [Related posts: Oct 22, 2003—The Skewed Sex Ratio Oct 28, 2003—The Lopsided Sex Ratio (revisited) June 23, 2004& [...]

By: aayushi

aayushi — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:38:46 +0000

Declining sex ratio is the people’s contibution to their country but why do they forget that India cant walk far on one leg ….what it can do is just limp.I must say girl child discrimination specially in the land of Durga and Saraswati is shameful…terribly shameful.

By: Atanu Dey on India’s Development » Sex selection in a Second-Best World

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:10:28 +0000

[...] auses and consequences of the skewed sex ratio, check two earlier blog entries. The first, The Skewed Sex Ratio where I wrote: A little reflection on the facts leads one to conclu [...]

By: Maksim

Maksim — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:40:26 +0000

It has been found that spiritual people do not kill their unborn children. But does the pseudo-liberals and feminists are against spirituality and hence they will not use it to convince people against female foeticide.

By: Maksim

Maksim — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:37:07 +0000

Till the time, women are picturised as victims and helpless, society will not stop considering women as burden. Why does not educated and rich women marry down (ie. marry a guy who is younger by a few years, less educated, earns less or unemployed)? Does not women's tendency to marry up creates distortions in supply demand equations ? Have you heard of how state tortures innocent old and sick people in false dowry harassment cases ? Elder Abuse by State of India Do you know that 90% of dowry harassment cases are false ?

By: Edward

Edward — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I agree, there is no known intelligent policy in an area like this. But watch out for the consequences. Maybe the ‘hidden hand’ isn’t so perfect after all.

By: Dr Malpani

Dr Malpani — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Such a Policy also encroaches on an individual’s right to plan their own family. In a democracy, people make decisions to maximise their own interests. Taking away this liberty to plan their own family is dangerous.

By: fdg

fdg — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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