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Politics, Women and Well-being
Robin Jeffrey
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Description for Politics, Women and Well-being
Hardback. In 1990 ten per cent of Indian babies died in their first year - in Kerala the rate was less than three per cent. Kerala also boasted India's longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. This book explains how the combination of politics and women has produced the Kerala model. Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. India's 'problem state' of the 1950s has become 'the Kerala model'. The collapse of a matrilineal social structure and a rigid caste system contributed to widespread politicization. Women retained a circumscribed but influential position in social life. The result is an instructive analysis for students of politics, development policy and women's issues.
In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. India's 'problem state' of the 1950s has become 'the Kerala model'. The collapse of a matrilineal social structure and a rigid caste system contributed to widespread politicization. Women retained a circumscribed but influential position in social life. The result is an instructive analysis for students of politics, development policy and women's issues.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Commonwealth Series
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333548080
SKU
V9780333548080
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99-15
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