Horrell, Sara. text bibliography enk London New York Routledge 2008 monographic eng

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xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. 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. Sara Horrell ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-228) and index. d------ 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 9780415569620 (paperback) 2007032797 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0724/2007032797.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0724/2007032797.html DLC 150206 20250805100557.0 14959460