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Gender inequality : socioeconomic analysis and developing country case studies /

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Main Authors: Tisdell, C. A. (Clement Allan) (Author)
Published: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Sex discrimination against women > Cross-cultural studies.
Women > Social conditions > Cross-cultural studies.
Women's rights > Cross-cultural studies.
Equality > Cross-cultural studies.
Carrier Form: xxxii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789811200823
9811200823
Index Number: HQ1237
CLC: C913.68
Call Number: C913.68/T613
Contents: Socioeconomics, gender inequality and female disadvantage : an overview -- Economic theories of the family and gender inequality -- Sex ratios, sex selection and the value of females -- Prejudice against female children : theory and survey findings from eastern India -- Gender inequality indices of the UN and their application to Asian countries -- Determinants of the intra-family status of wives : theory and a study in West Bengal -- Poverty and economically deprived women and children : their interdependence and policy -- The possession of and access to capital : its implications for gender inequality -- Human resource capital, gender inequality and sustainable development -- Ecofeminism and support for sustainable development and conservation -- Work and gender inequalities in selected Asian countries -- The abuse of women by men -- Insights based on field notes compiled in eastern India: tribals, gender issues and village life -- References.

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