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This book provides an in-depth analysis of the influence of public
policy on sex selection. Three Asian countries were chosen for the
comparative policy analysis, namely South Korea, India and Vietnam
that share in common a historical legacy of son preference, high
levels of sex imbalances and active policy response to curbing the
growing demographic masculinization of their nations. The research
based on the data collected from field work in the three countries
shows that despite the adoption of very similar anti-sex selection
policies the outcomes have been markedly different for each of the
three countries. These unexpected diverse outcomes are explained
partly by their different historical and cultural contexts, and
partly to the different social, political and economic institutions
and dynamics. This monograph offers careful and detailed
explanations of both within and across country diversities in
policy outcomes, pointing to the importance and the limits of
cross-national policy learning and adoption, and raising questions
about the efficacy of international organizations' current
approaches to global policy and knowledge transfer.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the influence of public
policy on sex selection. Three Asian countries were chosen for the
comparative policy analysis, namely South Korea, India and Vietnam
that share in common a historical legacy of son preference, high
levels of sex imbalances and active policy response to curbing the
growing demographic masculinization of their nations. The research
based on the data collected from field work in the three countries
shows that despite the adoption of very similar anti-sex selection
policies the outcomes have been markedly different for each of the
three countries. These unexpected diverse outcomes are explained
partly by their different historical and cultural contexts, and
partly to the different social, political and economic institutions
and dynamics. This monograph offers careful and detailed
explanations of both within and across country diversities in
policy outcomes, pointing to the importance and the limits of
cross-national policy learning and adoption, and raising questions
about the efficacy of international organizations' current
approaches to global policy and knowledge transfer.
It is the 15th Century. At the dawn of the Ming Dynasty, three
women's path will cross. And of their journey, a tale will be born.
An imperial concubine, a Persian traveler and a mysterious
storyteller. Three women: One story. This is BEIJING. A city
seething with mystery and royal intrigue. Once a palace orphan, the
wilful Min Li has only ever sought to please, even if that means
pleasing Emperor Zhu Di. Now a powerful concubine, Min Li unearths
a terrible secret concealed within the walls of Beijing's Imperial
city. Driven to despair, she seeks help from her lover, Admiral
Zheng He. But this will spark a chain of events that even sets
Beijing's palace on fire. Min Li's fate is sealed yet her true
enemy is not who she thinks. The Ming Storytellers is a historical
tale of 15th century China that sweeps across the palaces of
Nanjing and Beijing into the mountainous villages of Yunnan, where
a mysterious shaman holds the key to a woman's destiny. Across the
oceans, from the bustling bazaars of Southern India to the lush
shores of Zanzibar, nothing is what it seems. For the eyes and ears
of the Ming Emperor are ever near. ---- A tale of the Far East
replete with dark secrets, The Ming Storytellers is set during the
early Ming Dynasty, soon after the reconquest of The Middle Kingdom
from the Mongols. The Ming Storytellers delves into the political
and personal intrigues of the Zhu Imperial family. On the eve of
the great Beijing Palace fire and the Ming fleet's sixth
expedition, an imperial concubine is swept up by dark forces of
obsession and revenge. The Ming Storytellers is a must journey for
historical travelers and for those who believe in the bridging
between worlds.
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