A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia
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A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia is a landmark feminist economic study that examines how unequal land ownership and property rights shape women’s social and economic status across South Asian societies.
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Target entity: A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia Context triple: [Bina Agarwal, notableWork, A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia]
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The Right to the Use of the Earth
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia Target entity description: A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia is a landmark feminist economic study that examines how unequal land ownership and property rights shape women’s social and economic status across South Asian societies.
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A.
Social Institutions and Gender Index
The Social Institutions and Gender Index is a composite measure developed by the OECD Development Centre that assesses how social norms, laws, and practices discriminate against women and girls across countries.
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B.
Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis
Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis is a collection of essays by philosopher Nancy Fraser that traces the evolution of feminist theory and politics in relation to changing forms of capitalism and contemporary neoliberalism.
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C.
Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power
Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power is an edited collection of essays, compiled by Toni Morrison, that examines the intersections of race, gender, and power in the context of American law, culture, and politics.
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D.
Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
The Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan is a human rights initiative focused on opposing the Taliban’s systematic oppression of Afghan women and girls and advocating for their rights and freedoms.
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E.
The Right to the Use of the Earth
"The Right to the Use of the Earth" is a chapter in Herbert Spencer’s 1851 work *Social Statics* in which he argues, from a natural-rights perspective, that land is a common heritage of all people and critiques private land ownership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ feminist economics work ⓘ |
| addresses |
impact of patrilineal inheritance on women
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interaction between customary practices and formal law ⓘ links between land rights and women’s economic status ⓘ links between land rights and women’s social status ⓘ role of the state in shaping property rights ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
gender bias in land rights contributes to women’s poverty
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land ownership enhances women’s bargaining position in the family ⓘ legal reforms are needed to secure women’s land rights ⓘ women’s independent land rights are crucial for their economic security ⓘ |
| author | Bina Agarwal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
development studies
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economics ⓘ gender studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
agrarian reform
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customary law ⓘ inequality in land ownership ⓘ inheritance laws ⓘ marital property regimes ⓘ poverty and gender ⓘ statutory law ⓘ women’s bargaining power within households ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
feminist
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pro-poor land reform ⓘ |
| inLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agrarian structure in South Asia
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feminist economics ⓘ gender and land rights ⓘ law and gender ⓘ rural development ⓘ women’s property rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark work in feminist economics
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influencing policy debates on women’s land rights ⓘ systematic analysis of gender bias in land rights in South Asia ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
feminist political economy
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household bargaining models ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
comparative analysis across South Asian countries
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empirical case studies ⓘ historical analysis of property regimes ⓘ |
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