Gender inequality : socioeconomic analysis and developing country case studies / Clement A. Tisdell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tisdell, C. A. (Clement Allan), author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Sex discrimination against women.

Sex discrimination against women--Cross-cultural studies.

Women--Social conditions--Cross-cultural studies.

Women.

Women--Social conditions.

Women's rights--Cross-cultural studies.

Women's rights.

Equality--Cross-cultural studies.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 363 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2019]

Contents:

Socioeconomics, gender inequality and female disadvantage : an overview

Economic theories of the family and gender inequality

Sex ratios, sex selection and the value of females

Prejudice against female children : theory and survey findings from eastern India

Gender inequality indices of the UN and their application to Asian countries

Determinants of the intra-family status of wives : theory and a study in West Bengal

Poverty and economically deprived women and children : their interdependence and policy

The possession of and access to capital : its implications for gender inequality

Human resource capital, gender inequality and sustainable development

Ecofeminism and support for sustainable development and conservation

Work and gender inequalities in selected Asian countries

The abuse of women by men

Insights based on field notes compiled in eastern India: tribals, gender issues and village life

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789811200823

9811200823

OCLC:

1083457459