Women-headed households : diversity and dynamics in the developing world / Sylvia Chant ; consultant...
Women-headed households : diversity and dynamics in the developing world / Sylvia Chant ; consultant...
Women-headed households : diversity and dynamics in the developing world / Sylvia Chant ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N305.42/257
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English
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Physical content
ix, 338 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Why Women-Headed Households? -- 2. Conceptual Context and Core Debates -- 3. Women-Headed Households in Global Perspective -- 4. Women-Headed Households and Development -- 5. Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines: National Perspectives -- 6. Female Headship and the Urban Poor: Case...
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
Vital measures to counteract this tendency include increased awareness and acceptance of multiple contemporary forms of household and family life. To this end, Chant calls for greater collaboration in analysis, policy and action for gender equality across the North-South divide....
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Women-headed households : diversity and dynamics in the developing world / Sylvia Chant ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-321) and index.
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N305.42/257
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74VMbE2DRERb
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ISBN
0333640683 (pbk.)
9780312172428 (hardcover)
0312172427 (hardcover)
9780333640678 (hardcover)
0333640675 (hardcover)
9780333640685 (pbk.)
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305.42
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991000820579702626
