| Hindu Women's Property Rights in Rural India: Law, Labour and Culture in Action Contributor(s): Patel, Reena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815389515 ISBN-13: 9780815389514 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Gender & The Law |
| Dewey: 346.540 |
| Physical Information: 158 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hindu women in India have independent right of ownership to property under the Law of Succession (The Hindu Succession Act, 1956). However, during the last five decades of its operation not many women have exercised their rights under the enactment. This volume addresses the issue of Hindu peasant women's ability to effectuate the statutory rights to succession and assert ownership of their share in family land. The work combines a critical evaluation of law with economic analyses into allocation of resources within the family as a means of addressing gender relations and explaining resulting gender inequalities. |