A Field of One's Own : Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
Agarwal,Bina
A Field of One's Own : Gender and Land Rights in South Asia / Bina Agarwal - 1st Edition - New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press ,1994 - 570 p. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge South Asian Studies, Series Number 58 .
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 insights into the current theoretical and policy debates on land reform and women's status.
9780521429269
Gender Studies
Land Rights
Right of property South Asia.
Rural women South Asia.
323.460959 AGA
A Field of One's Own : Gender and Land Rights in South Asia / Bina Agarwal - 1st Edition - New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press ,1994 - 570 p. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge South Asian Studies, Series Number 58 .
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 insights into the current theoretical and policy debates on land reform and women's status.
9780521429269
Gender Studies
Land Rights
Right of property South Asia.
Rural women South Asia.
323.460959 AGA
