Gender inequality : socioeconomic analysis and developing country case studies /
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World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
Publication Dates: | [2019] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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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. |