Women In The Cities Of Asia: Migration And Urban AdaptationWomen in Asia are on the move. The migration of women from village to city has increased dramatically in the past decade, and many of these new migrants are young single women seeking jobs. In several Asian countries, women migrants now outnumber men by a substantial margin. Along with the physical movement from rural to urban areas come new roles |
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Part 1 OVERVIEW AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES | 13 |
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES | 79 |
CASE STUDIES | 211 |
ANALYTIC MODELS | 295 |
CONCLUSION | 395 |
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