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A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia: 58 (Cambridge South Asian Studies, Series Number 58) - Softcover

Agarwal

 
9780521429269: A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia: 58 (Cambridge South Asian Studies, Series Number 58)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521429269 ISBN 13: 9780521429269
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

An analysis of gender and property throughout South Asia which argues that the most important economic factor affecting women is the gender gap in command over property.

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Review

'This book makes a major contribution in the field of land rights thereby opening up once again the debate on land reforms in a unique and distinct manner. If the book scores because of the novelty of its arguments, the interdisciplinary focus and its innovative perspective, it is because is has incorporated over twenty years of research and scholarship in gender studies.' The Hindu

Book Description

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 reasons for this imbalance, and asks how the barriers to ownership can be overcome.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521429269
ISBN 13 
9780521429269
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
596