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Women and Development in Africa: How Gender Works
Michael Kevane
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Description for Women and Development in Africa: How Gender Works
Hardcover. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSJ1; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
This new edition of Women and Development in Africa incorporates the results of more than a decade of new empirical and theoretical research. Michael Kevane provides a broad overview of the sources of underdevelopment in Africa and the role of gender in economic transactions, as well as a cogent analysis of the gendered realities of such issues as land rights, the control of labour, the marriage market, health care, education, and political representation.
This new edition of Women and Development in Africa incorporates the results of more than a decade of new empirical and theoretical research. Michael Kevane provides a broad overview of the sources of underdevelopment in Africa and the role of gender in economic transactions, as well as a cogent analysis of the gendered realities of such issues as land rights, the control of labour, the marriage market, health care, education, and political representation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
329
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588269799
SKU
V9781588269799
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About Michael Kevane
Michael Kevane is associate professor of economics at Santa Clara University, USA.
Reviews for Women and Development in Africa: How Gender Works
A unique and rare book. It is a welcome addition to the literature on women and development.... Kevane challenges economists and scholars of development to ask better questions, develop well-informed hypotheses, adopt more rigorous methods, and test their assumptions through solid empirical research. This book fills an important niche.... It would be an excellent supplemental reader for many undergraduate courses ... Read more