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Work, female empowerment and economic development / Sara Horrell ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge studies in development economics ; 65 | Routledge studies in development economics ; 65.Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415569620 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.4091 Wor 2008 22
LOC classification:
  • HD6223 .W67 2008
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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