| The Economic Lives of Women and Girls in India: A Feminist-Economics Approach Contributor(s): Chaudhuri, Sanjukta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138938955 ISBN-13: 9781138938953 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2027 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of December 31, 2027 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Social Science | Gender Studies - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Series: Routledge Iaffe Advances in Feminist Economics |
| Physical Information: 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A recent report by the United Nations has stated that based on mortality figures, India is the world's most dangerous country to be born as a girl. This book presents a much-needed feminist-economics analysis of the status of females in India, combining empirical and theoretical analysis so as to evaluate and explain key ways in which Indian girls and women are faced with gender inequality during the course of their lives. The book explores sex selective abortion; the gender gap in child nutrition, mortality and morbidity; schooling, education, and child labour; health and fertility; women's labour market participation; violence against women; and married women's status in the household. The book will be key reading in areas including development economics, South Asian Studies, gender economics and women's studies. |