A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
(Part of the Cambridge South Asian Studies Series)
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In this comprehensive analysis of gender and property throughout South Asia, Bina Agarwal argues that the most important economic factor affecting women is the gender gap in command over property. In rural South Asia, few women own land and even fewer control it. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including field research, the author addresses the reason for this imbalance, and asks how the barriers to ownership can be overcome. The book offers original...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521429269
ISBN13:9780521429269
Release Date:April 1995
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:596 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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