Women and Development in Africa : : How Gender Works /

Women and Development in Africa : : How Gender Works / / Michael Kevane.

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Women and Development in Africa explores gender issues in the context of Africa’s generally poor economic performance. Kevane begins with a broad discussion of the sources of underdevelopment in Africa and the role of gender in economic transactions. He then presents solid evidence on the gendered r...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Kevane, Michael,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2004
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (244 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Explaining Underdevelopment in Africa
  • 3 Gender and Development: Some Preliminaries
  • 4 The Land Tenure Rights of African Women
  • 5 Control over Labor in African Villages
  • 6 The Marriage Market
  • 7 Bargaining Power at Home
  • 8 The Gendered Treatment of Girls and Boys
  • 9 Investments in Education
  • 10 Development Projects for Women
  • 11 New Directions
  • Appendix: Tools for Analysis
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Book

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