01207nam a2200205Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200230007610000170009924500810011625000160019726000590021330000220027249000520029452005550034665000190090165000170092065000350093765000290097220261006122231.0260608s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9780521429269  223a323.460959 AGA  aAgarwal,Bina 2aA Field of One's Ownb: Gender and Land Rights in South Asiac/ Bina Agarwal  a1st Edition  aNew York, NY, USAb: Cambridge University Pressc,1994  a570 p.c ; 23 cm.  aCambridge South Asian Studies, Series Number 58  aIn 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.  aGender Studies  a Land Rights  aRight of property  South Asia.  aRural women  South Asia.