| Women and Property in Urban India Contributor(s): Baruah, Bipasha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774819286 ISBN-13: 9780774819282 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 323.460 |
| Physical Information: 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Half the world's population now lives in cities. Governments and international development agencies have made housing the urban poor a priority, but few focus on women's needs. Based on research conducted in Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), this book maps the constraints and opportunities that low-income women throughout the Global South face in securing property, which remains overwhelmingly in male hands. Their experiences and vulnerabilities open a window to assess not only land tenure and property laws but also potential solutions such as microcredit financing and diverse theoretical approaches to gender and development. |