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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| 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
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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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