Poverty, Female-Headed Households, and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentThis book examines female-headed households (FHHs) in the world economy, aspects of their poverty, and the implications of those for sustainable development. Following a general discussion of FHHs in the world community, the work discusses FHHs in two regions of India, one being an example of unsuccesssful development and the other of successful development. The research is based on fieldwork in five rural villages. One village, comprising mostly female-headed households, provided a unique case study. The other four villages include both male- and female-headed households with a high proportion of female-headed households. |
Contents
A Worldwide Perspective | 1 |
Theoretical Perspective | 9 |
Socioeconomic Status of Third World Women with Reference | 23 |
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Poverty, Female-Headed Households, and Sustainable Economic Development Nerina Vecchio,Kartik Roy No preview available - 1998 |