With One Eye Closed: Illegal Orphanages in Rural China

High, A. (2013, July). With one eye closed: Illegal orphanages in rural China. The Diplomat.

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Anna High

University of Otago - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

This article considers the state’s response to unregistered and unregulated orphanages in China. The author concludes that for these orphanages, legality is generally neither here nor there, until an accident or scandal occurs and the orphanage is quickly deemed “illegal.”

Keywords: Orphanages, Child Welfare, China

JEL Classification: K00, K30

Suggested Citation

High, Anna, With One Eye Closed: Illegal Orphanages in Rural China (2013). High, A. (2013, July). With one eye closed: Illegal orphanages in rural China. The Diplomat. , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3295245

Anna High (Contact Author)

University of Otago - Faculty of Law ( email )

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Dunedin North
Dunedin, 9016
New Zealand

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