Work, female empowerment and economic development /
Work, female empowerment and economic development /
Sara Horrell ... [et al.].
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
- xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Routledge studies in development economics ; 65 .
- Routledge studies in development economics ; 65. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.
Introduction -- The surveys : countries, methodology and poverty clasifications -- Time use and labour supply in rural households -- Landlessness, poverty and labour supply in south-western Ethiopia -- Redefining gender roles and reworking gender relations : female agricultural labour in dry regions of Andhra Pradesh -- Gender relations and female labour supply in East Uganda -- Female-headed households in Zimbabwe : a different type of poverty needing a different set of solutions? -- Policies and poverty alleviation.
This title discusses how to alleviate poverty in Africa, identifying the constraints under which women operate and policies that will aid growth and empower women, recognising the importance of bargaining parameters and the role of assets.
9780415569620 (paperback)
2007032797
GBA786085 bnb
014199682 Uk
Rural women--Employment--Developing countries.
Sexual division of labor--Developing countries.
Sex discrimination in employment--Developing countries.
Poverty--Developing countries.
HD6223 / .W67 2008
331.4091 Wor 2008
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index.
Introduction -- The surveys : countries, methodology and poverty clasifications -- Time use and labour supply in rural households -- Landlessness, poverty and labour supply in south-western Ethiopia -- Redefining gender roles and reworking gender relations : female agricultural labour in dry regions of Andhra Pradesh -- Gender relations and female labour supply in East Uganda -- Female-headed households in Zimbabwe : a different type of poverty needing a different set of solutions? -- Policies and poverty alleviation.
This title discusses how to alleviate poverty in Africa, identifying the constraints under which women operate and policies that will aid growth and empower women, recognising the importance of bargaining parameters and the role of assets.
9780415569620 (paperback)
2007032797
GBA786085 bnb
014199682 Uk
Rural women--Employment--Developing countries.
Sexual division of labor--Developing countries.
Sex discrimination in employment--Developing countries.
Poverty--Developing countries.
HD6223 / .W67 2008
331.4091 Wor 2008