The Cultural Diversity Around the World Feature,"Killing Little Girls: an Ancient

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Essay

The Cultural Diversity Around the World feature,"Killing Little Girls: An Ancient and Thriving Practice," describes the common practice of killing girl babies at birth in some countries. Even though the culture of many more countries supports a strong preference for boy babies,few countries routinely practice female infanticide. How might the economic structure of a country where female infanticide is practiced be changed so that the practice becomes less rational?

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