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Half a man beats none
In Russia and Mongolia, women don't shy away from polygamy

Katbamna, Mira
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/oct/27/polygamy-study-russia-central-asia

Publisher:  The Guardian
Date Written:  27/11/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Pages:  1pp  
Resource Type:  Article

Investigation into the socio-economic motivations behind the movement to legalize polygamy. There are fewer men than women in Russia and Mongolia due to economic migration and alcoholism. Both urban and rural women choose relationships that look like polygamy.

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