Women and Development in Africa : : How Gender Works / / Michael Kevane.
This second edition of Women and Development in Africa incorporates the results of more than a decade of new empirical and theoretical research. Michael Kevane provides a broad overview of the sources of underdevelopment in Africa and the role of gender in economic transactions, as well as a cogent...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1 Exploring Gender and Development -- 2 Women and Development in Africa -- 3 Models and Methods -- 4 The Land Tenure Rights of African Women -- 5 Constraints and Opportunities in the World of Work -- 6 The Marriage Market -- 7 Bargaining Power at Home -- 8 Preferring Sons over Daughters -- 9 The Gendering of Education -- 10 Getting Capital to Women -- 11 Emerging Movement For— and Against—Gender Equality -- References -- Index -- About the Book |
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Summary: | This second edition of Women and Development in Africa incorporates the results of more than a decade of new empirical and theoretical research. Michael Kevane provides a broad overview of the sources of underdevelopment in Africa and the role of gender in economic transactions, as well as a cogent analysis of the gendered realities of such issues as land rights, the control of labor, the marriage market, health care, education, and political representation. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781685850722 9783110784244 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781685850722 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michael Kevane. |