A Field of One's Own : Gender and Land Rights in South Asia Paperback / softback
by Bina (Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi) Agarwal
Part of the Cambridge South Asian Studies series
Paperback / softback
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This is the first major study of gender and property in South Asia.
In a pioneering and comprehensive analysis Bina Agarwal argues that the single most important economic factor affecting women's situation is the gender gap in command over property.
In rural South Asia, the most significant form of property is arable land, a critical determinant of economic well-being, social status, and empowerment.
But few women own land; fewer control it. Drawing on a vast range of interdisciplinary sources and her own field research, and tracing regional variations across five countries, the author investigates the complex barriers to women's land ownership and control, and how they might be overcome.
The book makes significant and original contributions to theory and policy concerning land reforms, 'bargaining' and gender relations, women's status, and the nature of resistance.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:596 pages, 13 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:23/02/1995
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- ISBN:9780521429269
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:596 pages, 13 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:23/02/1995
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- ISBN:9780521429269
