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Women-Headed Households: Diversity and Dynamics in the Developing World

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Women-Headed Households: Diversity and Dynamics in the Developing World - Chant, Sylvia
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Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male ...

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Women-headed Households: Diversity and Dynamics in the Developing World 1997, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

ISBN-13: 9780333640678

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Women-headed Households: Diversity and Dynamics in the Developing World 1997, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

ISBN-13: 9780333640685

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