Work, female empowerment and economic development / Sara Horrell, Hazel Johnson and Paul Mosley ; with Supriya Garikipati, June Rock and Arjan Verschoor
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 book€discusses how to alleviate poverty in Africa, identifying the constraints under which women operate and policies that will aid growth and empower women, recognizing the importance of bargaining parameters and the role of assets. €
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index
